Alfred I. du Pont
Organization founder
1864 – 1935
Who was Alfred I. du Pont?
Alfred Irénée du Pont was an American industrialist, financier and philanthropist and a member of the influential Du Pont family.
Alfred du Pont first rose to prominence through his work in his family's Delaware-based gunpowder manufacturing plant, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, in which for many years he served as a director of the board and Vice President of operations. Following an acrimonious departure and a brief dip in personal fortunes, he embarked on business of his own, investing in land and banking in Florida. He died a multimillionaire, with the bulk of his fortune sustaining the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust.
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- Born
- May 12, 1864
Delaware - Also known as
- Alfred du Pont
- Parents
- Spouses
- Jessie Ball duPont
(1921/01/22 - 1935/04/28) - Mary Heyward Bradford
(1907 - 1920/01) - Bessie Gardner Du Pont
(1887 - 1906)
- Jessie Ball duPont
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Phillips Academy
- Employment
- DuPont
- Lived in
- Wilmington
- Died
- Apr 28, 1935
Jacksonville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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