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John du Pont was born on November 22, 1938, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of four children of William du Pont, Jr. and Jean Liseter Austin (1897–1988). He grew up at Liseter Hall, a mansion built in 1922 in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania , by his maternal grandfather on more than 80 hectares (200 acres) of land given to his ...
The du Pont family (English: / d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /) [1] or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), a French minor aristocrat. 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.
Carpenter was born on October 16, 1907, to Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter and Margaretta Lammot du Pont (May 12, 1884 - May 1973). Her mother was the daughter of Lammot du Pont, grandson of the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Her parents were married on December 18, 1906, in Wilmington, Delaware, and Louisa was born a year later.
He married Margaretta Lammot du Pont, the sister of company president Pierre S. du Pont, on December 18, 1906. They had a son, Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter Jr. [2] He began working under another brother, Irénée du Pont in the development department, of which he was named director in 1911. Carpenter was instrumental in guiding the company's ...
He was the ninth, and youngest boy, of eleven children born to chemist Lammot du Pont (1831–1884), [2] and his wife, Mary (née Belin) du Pont (1839–1913). [3] Among his siblings were brothers Pierre S. du Pont and Irénée du Pont, who were both involved in the Du Pont Company. [3] His father died during a nitroglycerin explosion in 1884. [2]
This category contains a listing of all articles and subcategories that have articles about people related to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (December 14, 1739 – August 7, 1817), patriarch of the prominent Du Pont family.
The Eleuthere I. du Pont Stock Index From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Eleuthere I. du Pont joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 1.9 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
Victorine taught reading, writing, arithmetic, and the Bible and served as school superintendent from 1816 until her death in 1861. Her younger sister, Eleuthera du Pont Smith (1806–1876), taught at the school as well. The schoolhouse is located on Workers' Hill on the property of the Hagley Museum. [2] [4]