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Du Pont, William, 1855-1928

Existence: 1855 - 1928
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1855 - 1928

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William du Pont, Sr. papers

 Collection
Accession: 2724
Abstract:

William du Pont (1855-1928) was an industrialist and member of the promienent du Pont family of Delaware, whose family business was the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, also known as the DuPont Company which was a large manufacturer of gunpowder. He worked for the first DuPont dynamite manufacturer, Repauno Chemical Company, as secretary and treasurer (1880-1884) and after the tragic death of Lammot du Pont (1831-1884), as president (1884-1892). This small group of papers encompass both correspondence and various financial and investment accounts, largely covering his ten years spent in England after leaving the United States in 1893.

Dates: 1891-1905