| |  DUPONT:
See also
James
Dupont Adams —
Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard —
Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard —
Edward
Green Bradford II —
Lammot
du Pont Copeland —
Colgate
Whitehead Darden, Jr. —
Dupont
Guerry |
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Dupont, A. Jerome —
also known as Jerry Dupont —
of Michigan; Hawaii.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1968.
Still living as of 2002.
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Dupont, Adelard —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Nashua 7th
Ward, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Dupont, Albert M. —
of Houma, Terrebonne
Parish, La.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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du Pont, Alfred Irénée
(1864-1935) —
also known as Alfred I. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born May 12,
1864.
Son of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont II (1829-1877)
and Charlotte Shepard (Henderson) du Pont.
Republican. Vice-president of the DuPont Powder
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1916.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died April 28,
1935 (age 70 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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DuPont, Alvin P. —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Tuscaloosa, Ala., 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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Dupont, Antonio —
of Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Pembroke; elected
1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dupont, C. Ory —
of Plaquemine, Iberville
Parish, La.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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DuPont, Charles H. —
of Florida.
Justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1854-68.
Burial
location unknown.
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du Pont, Charles Irénée
(1797-1869) —
also known as Charles I. du Pont —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 29,
1797.
Son of Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours (1767-1827) and Gabrielle
Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport.
Whig. Cloth
manufacturer; president, Farmers Bank of
Delaware; an organizer of the Delaware Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate, 1841-44, 1853-56.
Died January
31, 1869 (age 71 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | du Pont,
Coleman See Thomas Coleman du
Pont |
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Du Pont, Denise M. —
of Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Democrat. Candidate for Montana
state house of representatives 58th District, 2010.
Female.
Still living as of 2010.
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Dupont, Edward —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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du Pont, Eleuthere I. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| | du Pont,
Elizabeth Bradford See Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard |
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du Pont, Ethel Hallock —
also known as Ethel H. du Pont; Ethel Fleet Hallock;
Mrs. W. K. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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du Pont, Francis I. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Progressive. Candidate for mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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du Pont, Francis Victor (b.
1894) —
also known as Francis V. du Pont; Frank V. du
Pont —
of Greenville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., 1894.
Son of Alice (du Pont) du Pont (1863-1937) and Thomas Coleman du Pont.
Republican. President, Equitable Trust
Company of Wilmington; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1944,
1948;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1952.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | du Pont, Frank
V. See Francis Victor du
Pont |
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Dupont, Germain P.
(c.1915-1963) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., about 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J.
F. McElwain Shoe
Company; secretary-treasurer,
New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1959-63; candidate in primary for mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1963.
Catholic.
Member, Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Foresters.
Dupont Pool, a public swimming pool in Manchester, is named for
him.
Suffered a heart
attack at his home, and was dead on arrival at Notre Dame Hospital,
Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
12, 1963 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Relatives:
Married to Laurette E. Prince. |
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du Pont, Henry Algernon
(1838-1926) —
also known as Henry A. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Eleutherian Mills, New Castle
County, Del., July 30,
1838.
Son of Henry du Pont (1812-1889) and Louisa (Gerhard) du Pont.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for his handling of the retreat at the Battle of
Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; president, Wilmington and
Northern Railroad,
1879-1899; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1896,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1906-17; defeated, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del., December
31, 1926 (age 88 years, 154
days).
Interment at du
Pont Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
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du Pont, Henry Belin, Jr.
(1898-1970) —
also known as Henry B. du Pont —
of Greenville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born July 23,
1898.
Son of Henry Belin du Pont (1873-1902) and Eluthera (Bradford) du
Pont.
Republican. Vice-president, director, DuPont chemical
company; director, North American Aviation
Corp. and General
Motors; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1936.
Died in 1970
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dupont, Iris —
of Plaquemine, Iberville
Parish, La.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Dupont,
Jerome See A. Jerome
Dupont |
| | Dupont,
Jerry See A. Jerome
Dupont |
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Dupont, Julius —
of Houma, Terrebonne
Parish, La.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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DuPont, Michael —
of Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | Dupont, Ory
See C. Ory Dupont |
| | du Pont,
Pete See Pierre Samuel du Pont
IV |
| |
du Pont, Pierre Samuel
(1870-1954) —
also known as Pierre S. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
15, 1870.
Son of Lammot du Pont (1831-1884) and Mary (Belin) du Pont.
President (1915-19) and director of the Du Pont chemical
company; chairman (1915-29) and president (1920-23) of General
Motors; director, Pennsylvania Railroad;
member of Delaware
state board of education, 1919-21; delegate to
Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Delaware
Liquor Commissioner, 1933-38.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in 1954
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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du Pont, Pierre Samuel IV (b.
1935) —
also known as Pierre S. du Pont IV; Pete du
Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Rockland, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
22, 1935.
Son of Pierre Samuel du Pont III and Jane (Holcomb) du Pont.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Delaware state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1971-77; Governor of
Delaware, 1977-85; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1988.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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du Pont, Reynolds
(1918-1980) —
of Greenville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 15,
1918.
Son of Natalie Driver (Wilson) du Pont (1877-1918) and Lammot du Pont
(1880-1952).
Republican. Engineer;
chemical
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1964.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., 1980
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | du Pont, T.
Coleman See Thomas Coleman du
Pont |
| | Dupont, Ted
See Theodore A. Dupont, Jr. |
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Dupont, Theodore A., Jr. —
also known as Ted Dupont, Jr. —
of Dayton, Campbell
County, Ky.
Democrat. Mayor of
Dayton, Ky., 1962-65; resigned 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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du Pont, Thomas Coleman
(1863-1930) —
also known as T. Coleman du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
11, 1863.
Son of Antoine Bidermann du Pont (1837-1923) and Ellen Susan
(Coleman) du Pont.
Republican. Engineer;
president, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder
Co., 1902-15; president, Central Coal and Iron Co., and
other mining firms; director, Union National Bank; owner
of hotels;
Delaware
Republican state chair, 1904-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1908-30; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-28; appointed 1921;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1928.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League.
Died, from cancer
of the larynx, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
11, 1930 (age 66 years, 335
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at du
Pont Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
|
| | du Pont, Mrs.
W. K. See Ethel Hallock du
Pont |
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Dupont, William —
of Berlin, Coos
County, N.H.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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