Other articles where Henry du Pont is discussed: du Pont Family: …in a traditional manner, and Henry du Pont (1812–89), who proved more vigorously enterprising. He was the only son of Henry Algernon du Pont and Mary Pauline Foster to live to maturity; by the time he was born, they had already buried five children.[2]. Henry A. du Pont. The family moved into a smaller home on the grounds called the “Cottage,” which serves as the Museum Store today. Du Pont was born July 30, 1838 at Eleutherian Mills, near Greenville, Delaware, son of Henry and Louisa Gerhard du Pont and grandson of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and the family in the United States. 302.888.4600 This assault first struck the army's left wing, held by the 8th Corps and achieved complete surprise. Rank and organization: Captain, 5th U.S. tagjs.src = "//s.btstatic.com/tag.js#site=9O7NXzt&referrer=" + Du Pont was asked by Jacqueline Kennedy to help oversee the renovation of the White House in 1961-1963. At the request of his nephew, John Eleuthère du Pont, he provided land for a site for the construction of the Delaware Museum of Natural History, which opened near Winterthur in 1972. In the 62nd Congress he was again Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, in the 63rd Congress he was a member of the Committee on Military Affairs, and in the 64th Congress he was a member of the Committee on Transportation and Sale of Meat Products. Throughout his life, he continued to design areas of the Winterthur Garden. Mr. du Pont is survived by his widow, the former Mrs. Emily du Pont Smith, and three children by a former marriage, Mrs. E. Newbold Smith, Henry Belin du Pont 3d and Edward Bradford du Pont. Ramseur, only 27, died the next morning, leaving his young wife a widow and his only daughter fatherless. Ramseur and I had been on terms of most friendly intimacy during the four years we served together at West Point, and although his own surgeon and adjutant-general were present, he turned to me in his suffering and never relinquished his grasp of my hand until the anesthetic given to relieve his agony had rendered him unconscious, which condition continued until the end came. I was only a few months over twenty-six at the time—an age which from my present viewpoint seems very youthful, but which I was far from considering as such in1864. In the first popular election of a U.S. In 1961 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visited Winterthur and invited du Pont to head the Fine Arts Committee, which oversaw the restoration of the White House. var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; tagjs.async = true; By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Henry A. du Pont and the Battle of Cedar Creek, "The battle of Cedar Creek was by far the most momentous episode of my whole military career." Senators, who took office March 4 for a six-year term. It will cost less than maintaining a yacht, and it may result in some good for humanity.” On tax returns and other documents, he often chose to identify his occupation as "farmer. He sometimes clashed with Kennedy's interior designer Stéphane Boudin. ...abeth Du Pont De Nemours, Evelina Gabrielle Du Pont, Alfred Victor Philadelphe Du Pont, Eleuthera Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine Du Pont, Alex... Aug 8 1812 - New Castle County, Delaware, USA, Aug 8 1889 - New Castle County, Delaware, USA, Éleuthère Irénée EI du Pont de Nemours, Sophie Madeleine du Pont, Henry Algernon du Pont, William du Pont, Ellen Eugenia du Pont, ...iladelphe du Pont, Alexis Irénée du Pont, Eleuthera Smith, Victorine Elizabeth Bauduy, Evelina Gabrielle Bidermann, Sophie Madeleine du Pont, Éleuthère Irénée Du Pont De Nemours (Du Pont), Sophie Madeleine Du Pont (born Dalmas). Philip Sheridan, in the fall of 1864. [2], Over decades Henry Francis du Pont expanded his family estate from the 30-room house he inherited to a 175-room mansion. Henry eventually became the senior partner and was considered the head of the extended du Pont family. In 1951 he established it as the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate. Henry du Pont Henry Algeron du Pont was a soldier, businessman and politician from New Castle County, Delaware, and a member of the famous Delaware du Pont family. Henry has 7 jobs listed on their profile. Senator from Delaware, serving most of two terms (June 13, 1906 to March 4, 1917). 1884. Artillery. He was again elected to the U.S. Senate in 1911. The monument is located at the end of Belle Grove lane, within sight of the house where the young general, husband and father had died. By early October he was serving as chief of artillery for the 8th Corps, commanding three batteries, totaling 16 cannon. mentioning my name; he opened his eyes, in which I saw recognition and apparently a gleam of pleasure…. Geni requires JavaScript! Dalmas), ... Sophie Madeleine Du Pont, Eleuthera Du Pont, Evelina Gabrielle Du Pont, Victorine Elizabeth Du Pont, Lucille Du Pont, Alexis Irénée Du Pont, ...duy (born Du Pont), Evelina Gabrielle Bidermann (born Du Pont), Alfred Victor Du Pont, Eleuthera Smith (born Du Pont), Alexis Irenee Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard Du Pont, Sarah Duer (born Du Pont), Victorine Elizabeth Foster (born Du Pont), Mary Constance Du Pont, New Castle County, Delaware, United States, The du Pont family of France and the United States, Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

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