Samuel Francis Du Pont
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Samuel Francis Du Pont was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent du Pont family. In the Mexican–American War, Du Pont captured San Diego, and was made commander of th
Samuel Francis Du Pont by Daniel Huntington, 1867–68, oil on canvas, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Painting of Du Pont as a midshipman
Sophie Madeleine du Pont, in a photograph by Mathew Brady
USS Cyane Taking Possession of San Diego Old Town July 1846, by Carlton T. Chapman (detail)
Victor Marie du Pont
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Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours was a French American diplomat, politician, and businessman. He was also a member of the Delaware General Assembly, the founder of the Du Pont, Bauduy & Co., wool manuf
Samuel Francis Du Pont
…Carolina in April 1863. Du Pont was born at Goodstay, his family home at Bergen Point (now Bayonne), New Jersey, the fourth child and second son of Victor Marie du Pont and Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport. His uncle was Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company, which began…
Pencil sketch Portrait of Victor Marie du Pont
Gabrielle Josephine de la Fite de Pelleport