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Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926) was an American military officer, businessman, and politician from Delaware. A member of the du Pont family , he graduated first in his class from West Point shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War and served in the U.S. Army , earning the Medal of Honor for ...
Henry Algernon du Pont was a soldier, businessman and politician from New Castle County, Delaware, and a member of the famous du Pont family of Delaware.
During the Civil War Du Pont was assigned to artillery commands, serving as a battery commander in the 5th U.S. Artillery, chief of artillery in the Army of West Virginia. Du Pont saw combat at the battles of Lexington, Lynchburg, Cedar Creek, and Winchester.
Henry du Pont (August 8, 1812 – August 8, 1889) was an American military officer and businessman from Delaware, and a member of the Du Pont family.
Henry A. du Pont was the grandson of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. His papers contain information relative to the workings of the family firm, but primarily address his career as a soldier, scholar, businessman and politician.
One of his sons, Henry Algernon du Pont (1838–1926), was a graduate of West Point and a Medal of Honor winner in the Civil War; he entered the family business in 1878 and pushed for its incorporation in 1899. Retiring in 1902, he was U.S. senator from Delaware from 1906 to 1917.
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.
