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unusual facts about Esther D. du Pont


Esther D. du Pont

In 1953 she married for a second time to John Rupert Hunt Thouron, a native of Cookham in Berkshire, England.


Alexander P. de Seversky

Seversky was a founder and trustee of the New York Institute of Technology, which in 1972 acquired an elegant mansion originally built by Alfred I. du Pont.

Charles I. du Pont

He lived with his parents in New York until they established themselves in the wool manufacturing business at Louviers, across the Brandywine Creek from the DuPont powder mills and near Greenville, Delaware.

E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company

I. du Pont de Nemours Company was the holding company formed in the early 1900s by T. Coleman du Pont, Alfred I. du Pont and Pierre S. du Pont to save the family business from being bought out by a rival.

IBM 1720

Only three 1720 systems were ever built: one for the Amoco oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana; one for the Socal oil refinery in El Segundo, California; and one for E. I. du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware.

Iron Hill School No. 112C

The school was funded by Pierre S. du Pont as part of a reform and rebuilding of African-American schools in Delaware, between 1919 and 1928.

J. Edward Addicks

His struggle with Henry A. du Pont for control of the state government led to Delaware having both of its Senate seats vacant for a time and was one of the factors which led to election reform and the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913.

Lavoisier Medal

Antoine Lavoisier mentored the founder of the company, E. I. du Pont, more than 200 years ago.

Pierre S. du Pont

Pierre du Pont resigned the chairmanship of GM in response to GM President Alfred Sloan's dispute with Raskob over Raskob's involvement with the Democratic National Committee.

Robert P. Robinson

Pierre S. du Pont had agreed to get the process started and provided the massive financial support from his own funds.


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