Du Pont family
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 Du Pont family  (Family)   | |
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| Interest of | Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, DuPont |
| Hugely influential US family | |
The Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817). It has been one of the richest families in the United States since the mid-19th century, when it founded its fortune in the gunpowder business.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it expanded its wealth through the chemical industry and the automotive industry,[1] with substantial interests in the DuPont company, General Motors, and various other corporations.
Contents
List of selected descendants of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
Below is an alphabetical listing of selected notable members of the family.
- Alexis Felix du Pont (1879–1948)
- Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr. (1905–1996)
- Alfred Irénée du Pont (1864–1935)
- Alfred Victor Philadelphe du Pont (1798–1856)
- Amy Elizabeth du Pont (1875–1962)
- Benjamin Franklin du Pont (born 1964)
- Charles Irénée du Pont (1797–1869)
- Charles Irénée du Pont, II (1859–1902)
- Coleman Dupont Donaldson (1922–2009)
- Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834)
- Ethel du Pont (1916–1965)
- Éleuthère Paul du Pont (1887–1950)
- Francis Gurney du Pont (1850–1904)
- Francis Irénée du Pont (1873–1942)
- George Alexis Weymouth (1936-2016)
- Henry du Pont (1812–1889)
- Henry Algernon du Pont (1838–1926)
- Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969)
- Jane du Pont Lunger (1914–2001)
- John Éleuthère du Pont (1938–2010)
- Irénée du Pont (1876–1963)
- Lammot du Pont I (1831–1884)
- Lammot du Pont II (1880–1952)
- Marion duPont (1894–1983)
- Louise Evelina du Pont Crowninshield (1877–1958)
- Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817)
- Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954)
- Pierre S. "Pete" du Pont, IV (born 1935)
- Richard Chichester du Pont (1911–1943)
- Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803–1865)
- Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863–1930)
- Victor Marie du Pont (1767–1827)
- Victorine du Pont Homsey (1900–1998)
- William du Pont Jr. (1896–1965)
An example
| Page name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lammot du Pont Copeland | Part of the influential DuPont chemical family, activist for population control |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:McCormack–Dickstein Committee | testimony,Congressional hearing | 1934 | McCormack-Dickstein Committee |
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