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Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926) was an American military officer, businessman, and politician from Delaware.
Henry Algernon du Pont was a soldier, businessman and politician from New Castle County, Delaware, and a member of the famous du Pont family of Delaware.
Henry du Pont (August 8, 1812 – August 8, 1889) was an American military officer and businessman from Delaware, and a member of the Du Pont family . Early life and education. Du Pont was born at Eleutherian Mills, Wilmington, Delaware, the second son of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont and his wife, Sophie Madeleine Dalmas. [1] .
During the Civil War Du Pont was assigned to artillery commands, serving as a battery commander in the 5th U.S. Artillery, chief of artillery in the Army of West Virginia. Du Pont saw combat at the battles of Lexington, Lynchburg, Cedar Creek, and Winchester.
Henry Algeron du Pont was a soldier, businessman and politician from New Castle County, Delaware, and a member of the famous Delaware du Pont family.
One of his sons, Henry Algernon du Pont (1838–1926), was a graduate of West Point and a Medal of Honor winner in the Civil War; he entered the family business in 1878 and pushed for its incorporation in 1899. Retiring in 1902, he was U.S. senator from Delaware from 1906 to 1917.
Henry Algernon du Pont. By his distinguished gallantry and voluntary exposure to the enemy's fire at a critical moment, when the Union line had been broken, encouraged his men to stand to their guns, checked the advance of the enemy and brought off most of his pieces.
