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- Alfred Irénée du Pont (May 12, 1864 – April 28, 1935) was an American industrialist, financier, philanthropist and a member of the influential Du Pont family.
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Alfred Irénée du Pont (May 12, 1864 – April 28, 1935) was an American industrialist, financier, philanthropist and a member of the influential Du Pont family. [1][2]
- The "I" in Alfred I. duPont stands for "Irenee," meaning "peace." Alfred shares his middle name with Eleuthere Irenee, founder of the DuPont gunpowder works, for whom Alfred's father was named.
- In his lifetime, Alfred played all the family roles more commonly seen in contemporary men. He was: son, brother, father, stepfather, foster-father, godfather, uncle, single, married, divorced and widowed.
- Alfred visited an unusual health spa in Battle Creek, Michigan, run by the eccentric health guru of the time, Dr. J.H. Kellogg, of cereal fame. He was impressed enough to pay for an overweight niece to be a resident there for a few months.
- Alfred's executive assistant, Laura Walls, consistently would drew his attention to the daily correspondence from the elderly, raising his interest in their needs.
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). 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.
His immediate successors were two sons, Alfred Victor du Pont (1798–1856), who headed the company from 1834 to 1850 in a traditional manner, and Henry du Pont (1812–89), who proved more vigorously enterprising.
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Under the leadership of Alfred du Pont, the company successfully navigated the challenges posed by the Panic of 1837 and the subsequent economic downturn.
Jul 26, 2021 · Alfred I. du Pont was the great-grandson of E.I. du Pont de Nemours who settled in Delaware after fleeing the French Revolution. E.I. founded the company the became known as DuPont. Alfred worked with his cousins in the family business, but after a falling out, left the company and Delaware for Jacksonville, FL with his third wife, Jessie Ball.
Alfred I. duPont was an industrialist, scientist, musician, inventor and leading turn-of-the-century philanthropist with a legacy of service. His last will and testament established the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust in 1935, which provided for the formation of The Nemours Foundation.
