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	Du Pont Family History - Chateau Country
		Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours was a liberal economist, prolific author, and editor.
		Du Pont was appointed Secretary-General of the Assembly of Notables in 1787.
		Du Pont’s herd broke records, and his cows were in great demand by other dairy farmers.
	www.chateaucountry.org /biographies.html (2061 words)

	AllRefer.com - Du Pont, (Business Leaders, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		The Du Pont family's importance began when EleuthEre IrEnEe Du Pont established a gunpowder mill on the Brandywine River in N Delaware.
		Outstanding among the Du Ponts was Henry Du Pont (1812–89), a West Point graduate and son of the company's founder, who set the basis for the family's cohesiveness; he headed the firm from 1850 to 1889.
		In 1910, Du Pont was ordered to break up its munitions monopoly, and the company subsequently moved into the fibers (it pioneered the development of nylon), paints, and chemicals and materials businesses.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/DuPont.html (456 words)

	Du Pont - Encyclopedia.com
		The Du Pont family's importance began when Eleuthère Irénée Du Pont established a gunpowder mill on the Brandywine River in N Delaware.
		Outstanding among the Du Ponts was Henry Du Pont (1812-89), a West Point graduate and son of the company's founder, who set the basis for the family's cohesiveness; he headed the firm from 1850 to 1889.
		Later, Pierre Samuel Du Pont (1870-1954) and his cousins Coleman and Alfred brought about the company's public incorporation, a departure from the long-established family partnership.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-DuPont.html (775 words)

	Book illustrates du Pont family's long association with UD
		Lammot du Pont's collection of Native American artifacts, given by his son Willis, and the collection of minerals in the Irénée du Pont Mineral Room are exceptional, educational resources for students and the community," Hoffecker said.
		One of the influences behind the generosity of the du Ponts was a loyal alumnus of the Class of 1900, Hugh Rodney Sharp, who married Isabella Mathieu du Pont, the sister of Pierre S. du Pont.
		du Pont became interested in the school and began his generous, often anonymous, gifts to the University, most important of which was his purchase of the land between Main Street and the Women's College and erection of Harter and Wolf halls.
	www.udel.edu /PR/UpDate/01/13/book.html (1078 words)

	Delaware's Medal of Honor Winners
		Henry A. du Pont was born on July 30, 1838, at Eleutherian Mills, Wilmington, Delaware the son of Henry and Louisa Gerhard du Pont.
		Captain du Pont also noted the exposed left and rode out to find the Cavalry unit that was suppose to be guarding that area without success.
		Henry du Pont died on December 31, 1926, and was interred in the du Pont family cemetery off Buck road in Greenville.
	www.state.de.us /facts/history/dupont.htm (507 words)

	1/97 Du Pont to go on Trial (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Schultz, 36, one of du Pont's few close friends, was training at du Pont's elaborate amateur wrestling facilities in hopes of repeating his gold-medal-winning 1984 performance at the Atlanta Olympics.
		Du Pont is a great-great grandson of E.I. du Pont, the French-born industrialist who founded the chemical company.
		He is one of hundreds of heirs to the family fortune, Since the shooting, his siblings have sought guardianship of du Pont and control of his estate, estimated at $250 million.
	www.schizophrenia.com /newsletter/197/197dupont.html (634 words)

	Longwood Gardens - The Gardens - The Story of Longwood
		Pierre du Pont's purchase of the property to save the trees reflects an acute awareness of plants and gardens dating from childhood.
		du Pont's desire to establish "a school where students and others may receive instruction in the arts of horticulture and floriculture." For the past three decades, as many as 5,000 students a year have attended Continuing Education classes designed for both amateur and professional gardeners and nurserymen.
		Yet most of its public appeal is due to Pierre du Pont's innate sense of the garden as theatre, and that ties Longwood directly to the great gardens of Italy and France, and to the spectacular world's fairs that proclaimed the triumph of technology.
	www.longwoodgardens.org /TheStoryofLongwood_1_3_2_1_1.html (1866 words)

	Alfred Victor du Pont, Class of 1818
		Alfred du Pont was born on April 11, 1798 in France to Eleuthere and Sophie Dalmas du Pont.
		Du Pont’s early studies were directed by his parents and perhaps a private tutor.
		Du Pont arrived in May 1816 and entered the College as a member of the class of 1818.
	chronicles.dickinson.edu /encyclo/d/ed_dupontAV.html (408 words)

	CNN - Du Pont gets 13 to 30 years for wrestler's murder - May 13, 1997
		Du Pont could have received a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and a $50,000 fine.
		Du Pont killed Schultz, 38, as the 1984 Olympic gold medalist was tinkering with his car in the driveway of his home on the edge of du Pont's Newtown Square estate and wrestling center.
		Du Pont also has an agreement pending in court that would allow estranged relatives to take over control of his financial affairs, valued at an estimated $250 million.
	www.cnn.com /US/9705/13/dupont.update (786 words)

	CNN - Du Pont heir still barricaded in mansion - Jan. 27, 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The great-great-great grandson of E.I. du Pont, the founder of the company that bears his name, has a wrestling training center on his estate grounds west of Philadelphia.
		He lived at du Pont's estate with his wife and children, who were able to leave safely.
		But it is still dangerous because du Pont is an expert marksman.
	www.cnn.com /US/9601/dupont (334 words)

	The DuPont Bloodline
		One of the clues that the family is a top Satanic family are the frequency of marriages between relatives of the du Pont descendants.
		The biographies of the du Pont family usually begin with the marriage of Samuel du Pont to Anne Alexandrine Montechanin in 1737 in Paris, France.
		Victor Marie Du Pont (1767-1827) was an aide-de-camp to Illuminatus Lafayette from 1789-1792.
	www.theforbiddenknowledge.com /hardtruth/the_dupont_bloodline.htm (9261 words)

	Hagley Museum: Collection Inventories - 471 - Louise du Pont Crowninshield
		Biographical Sketch Louise Evelina du Pont was a daughter of Henry A. du Pont (1838-1926) and Pauline Foster du Pont (1849-1902).
		Louise du Pont was also interested in charitable causes and in 1897 organized "Willing Helpers," a group of young women which met Saturday mornings to make clothing for babies at a Wilmington day nursery; she headed this group for three years.
		One of Louise du Pont Crowninshield's earliest historic restoration projects was the original du Pont family estate; Eleutherian Mills, where she resided during the spring and fall months.
	www.hagley.lib.de.us /471.html (825 words)

	Marcella Miller du Pont Papers (Library of Congress)
		The originals are preserved with du Pont's papers where the context of her other correspondence and literary files amplify the Mencken record.
		Du Pont thought of publishing the Bianchi correspondence and toward that end prepared typescripts and copies of the letters which are preserved with the originals.
		Her notes, diary addenda, and unpublished fiction and poetry are rich in references to her former husband, Alfred V. du Pont, and the complicated antagonisms of the Alfred I.
	www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/dupont.html (2607 words)

	Sept 96 Dupont Murder Case
		Those delusions, which cause du Pont to see himself as Jesus, the Dalai Lama and a CIA operative are so severe they will probably always threaten to return, according to the doctors.
		She ordered that du Pont be sent to Norristown State Hospital for treatment and that a state psychiatrist report in 60 days on his condition.
		Du Pont's relatives this month petitioned to take control of his estate, saying he was incapable of managing it.
	www.schizophrenia.com /newsletter/996/996dupont.htm (668 words)

	Winterthur Magazine: Bookshelf
		Du Pont filled the Port Royal Parlor with some of his most glorious and impressive Philadelphia Chippendale furniture, reserving his eight pieces of Cadwalader furniture for the more appropriately proportioned and ornamented Stamper-Blackwell Parlor that adjoins the Port Royal room.
		Always bearing in mind symmetry and balance, du Pont flanked the fireplace with two pieces that had descended in the Dickinson family: a rare pair of cabriole leg sofas with claw-and-ball feet.
		Opposite the fireplace, on the north wall between the doors leading to the main Port Royal Entrance Hall, du Pont placed a towering Philadelphia desk and bookcase with a pierced, latticework pediment.
	www.winterthur.org /winterthur/bookshelf/mar07/bookshelf.html (672 words)

	DuPont Family Role in the American Liberty League
		The main vehicle the Du Ponts used for control over the Republican Party was their American Liberty League.
		Du Pont loans to the League, amounted to a staggering $114,000, $79,750 from Irénée alone.
		Of all the Du Ponts, Irénée was the moving spirit in the Liberty League.
	coat.ncf.ca /our_magazine/links/53/dupont-all.html (1327 words)

	Delaware: Wilmington, A Science Teacher’s Dream.
		This exhibit's story begins with some du Pont family history, covering their decisions to leave France for America and to start a gunpowder business on the banks of the Brandywine River.
		Du Pont knew he need a site that was near a reliable waterpower source, in an isolated area due to the danger of explosion, and yet close enough to a city so that the product could easily be transported to markets.
		The property was purchased in the spring of 1802 and du Pont set to work raising capitol, hiring workers, and building the mills.
	www.thefamilytravelfiles.com /ezine/articles/492.asp (1266 words)

	Belgian Luxembourg - Belgium on BedAndBreakfasts.fr - B & B, hotels, inns, rural houses...
		L'Ermitage is a family hotel on walking distance to Houffalize with terraces on the river Ourthe, a playground in front of the hotel, and a lounge/bar which stands for service and welcoming ambiance guarantees for our guest.
		Les Bruyères is a family hotel that is situated in a haven of peace, in the woods of the Ardennes, the best region for several tourist outings.
		The Domaine du Château du Bois d'Arlon invites you to discover the charm and luxury of the castle life, right under the trees of the forest.
	www.bedandbreakfasts.fr /belgium/belgian-luxembourg (2069 words)

	The Du Pont Family Biography \| gdnd_02_package.xml
		Du Pont is one of the most noted family names in U.S. industrial history.
		The du Pont family became one of the wealthiest families in the nation.
		In 1926 Lammot du Pont became the eighth consecutive family member to be named president of the family business.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/the-du-pont-family-gdnd-02 (431 words)

	Dupont - Facing the Corporate Roots of American Fascism
		In the 1930s, the du Pont and Morgan family empires dominated the American corporate elite and their representatives were central figures in organizing and funding the American Liberty League.
		Between the wars, du Pont was the world’s top manufacturer of explosives, the world’s leading chemical company and the top producer of cars and synthetic rubber, another strategic war material.
		Du Pont’s GM and Rockefeller’s Standard Oil of New Jersey collaborated with I.G. Farben, the Nazi chemical cartel, to form Ethyl GmbH.
	coat.ncf.ca /our_magazine/links/53/dupont.html (1929 words)

	Pierre Samuel Du Pont — FactMonster.com
		Du Pont worked as a chemist with the family's company, helping to develop smokeless powder.
		He became president of General Motors in 1920 to protect family interests, but returned to Du Pont as chairman of the board in 1923.
		Pierre Samuel du PONT, IV - du PONT, Pierre Samuel, IV (1935—) du PONT, Pierre Samuel, IV, a Representative from...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0816379.html (272 words)

	www.delawareonline.com : The News Journal : LOCAL : Separate Ways
		And the vehicle by which the du Ponts had maintained their close financial association with the chemical company -- Christiana Securities, the holding company for family shares of DuPont stock -- was no longer necessary or advisable.
		He had the du Pont pedigree and the MIT engineering degree, but he declined all suggestions that he take the reins of the company.
		Rodney Sharp III, a seventh-generation du Pont, was in the company's finance department at the time and knew firsthand the mountains of paperwork necessary to comply with corporate and federal regulations.
	www2.delawareonline.com /newsjournal/local/2002/duponts/part3.html (3871 words)

	Hagley Museum: Exhibits
		It details the du Pont family's decision to come to America, the choice of a site for the fl powder manufactory, the early years of the company, and a concentrated exploration of the role of explosives in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century life.
		This charming Georgian-style residence is furnished with antiques and memorabilia of the five generations of du Ponts associated with the home.
		The First Office of the Du Pont Company was constructed in 1837 and remained the nerve center for the company for more than fifty years.
	www.hagley.org /exhibits.html (797 words)

	Du Pont, Georgia GA, town profile (Clinch County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Du Pont is a town in Clinch County.
		At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Du Pont was $16,128, compared with $21,587 nationally.
		Median rent in Du Pont, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $129.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=7918 (524 words)

	Hotel DuPont
		From then on, as the enterprise expanded, diversified and became more powerful, the stamp of the du Pont family name made its way onto most of the tiny state’s memorable sites and today is affixed to one of its most distinguished and historic hotels.
		By the turn of the century the du Pont concern had already grown large and begun branching out into chemical products, and Wilmington had grown into a city of 80,000 people.
		Today, as when it opened, the hotel incorporates the du Pont family’s French heritage and the region’s history in everything from its cuisine to its decorative touches.
	historictraveler.away.com /primedia/hotel_dupont.adp (428 words)

	Dupont Circle
		Although most people correctly assume that Dupont Circle is named after the famous chemical and industrial du Pont family, few know which member of the family the circle honors: Samuel Francis du Pont.
		To honor him and help set the record straight, the du Pont family erected a statue of Samuel in 1884 in what was then known as Pacific Circle.
		du Pont family had the statue relocated to Wilmington, Del. Following its relocation, the du Pont family commissioned Daniel Chester French to design the fountain that now stands where the statue of Samuel once stood.
	www.washingtonsbestaddress.com /Dupont_Circle.htm (553 words)

	Celebrating 200 Years: Du Pont Family Portraits
		The family quickly established itself in its adopted country, and its sons and daughters chose to sit for distinctly American painters such as Rembrandt Peale and Thomas Sully.
		A few du Ponts have been or are portraitists, most notably George A. Weymouth whose oeuvre in egg tempera includes paintings of both close and distant relatives.
		The Brandywine River Museum is proud to offer The du Pont Family: Two Hundred Years of Portraits as one of many events organized by museums and gardens in the Brandywine Valley to celebrate the history and influence of the du Pont family.
	www.brandywinemuseum.org /news_print/news007_print.html (735 words)

	Capitalists
		Du Pont family; E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company--History; Chemical industry--United States--History; United States--Social conditions; United States--Economic conditions.
		Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817; Du Pont family; Intellectuals--France--Biography; France--Intellectual life--18th century.
		Author appraises the importance of the influence of the Rothschild family on the politics of the period, 1770-1830, in Europe and throughout the world.
	www.kipnotes.com /Capitalists.htm (2760 words)

	The Kiechle Family / The Area / Gorges du Loup
		The Chemin du Paradis [2] is so named because a long time ago, the residents of Patarast, as the village used to be called (it was renamed Pont du Loup when the railroad bridge was completed in 1892) used it every Sunday to attend mass in Gourdon.
		Given how steep the path is [3] I found that impressive until I heard that they made the journey on the back of mules.
		Soon, one has progressed enough to be above Pont du Loup and one has a lovely view of the place [11].
	www.kiechle.com /area/loup/loup.htm (1088 words)

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