Irénée du Pont
Irénée du Pont | |
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Lammot du Pont Mary Belin | |
| Relatives | Pierre S. du Pont and Lammot du Pont II (brothers) |
Irénée du Pont I (December 21, 1876 – December 19, 1963) was an American businessman, president of the DuPont company, head of the Du Pont trust and Nazi sympathizer.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Irénée du Pont I was born on December 21, 1876, in New Castle, Delaware, the son of Mary Belin and Lammot du Pont I, and a descendant of DuPont founder Éleuthère Irénée du Pont.[2] When he was eight years old, his father was killed in an explosion at the DuPont works in Repauno, New Jersey.[5]
He graduated from the
Career
He worked for Fenn's Manufacturing Contracting Company for a number of years before he joined DuPont in 1903. du Pont first worked in the organization of a construction division in black powder, then worked as assistant treasurer, assistant to the general manager and manager of the developmental department. By the start of World War I he was the vice president, and he was named the chairman of the executive committee a year later.[5]
He was the elected president of DuPont from 1919 to 1925, where he oversaw the dismantling of the companies war productions from WWI.
He retired from the board of directors of DuPont in 1958 and was succeeded by his son Irénée du Pont Jr.[2][6]
Personal life
Du Pont married a second cousin of his, Irene Sophie du Pont, and had nine children with her: eight daughters and a son.[6]
He built a mansion in
Du Pont was a registered Republican, voted to repeal
He died on December 19, 1963, in Wilmington, Delaware.[2]
References
- ^ "Irénée du Pont, Jr.'s Interview (2014)". Voices of the Manhattan Project. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ New York Times. December 20, 1963. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
Irénée du Pont, last survivor of three brothers who led E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co. from a comparatively small explosives manufacturing concern to a position as one of the world's largest diversified chemical companies, died here today. He was 86 years old. ...
- ^ S2CID 142362839.
Other precocious Hitler-admirers were press lord Randolph Hearst and Irénée Du Pont, head of the Du Pont trust, who according to Charles Higham, had already 'keenly followed the career of the future Fuhrer in the 1920s' and supported him financially.
- ^ ISBN 9780520255623.
Prior to 1926 DuPont was run by the U.S. industrialist Irénée du Pont, a strong supporter of eugenics, right-wing political groups, and IG Farben. ...
- ^ a b c "Irenee du Pont dies at 86; led diversification". The Morning News [Wilmington, Delaware]. 20 December 1963. pp. 1 & 30. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Irénée du Pont Dies, Last of Brothers Who Led Company to Top". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 20 December 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Bent, Silas (June 22, 1925). "Tetraethyl Lead Fatal to Makers". New York Times. New York.
- ^ The New York Times: "League is Formed to Scan New Deal, "Protect Rights'," August 23, 1934, accessed December 9, 2010
- ^ "U.S. Chemical Corporation DuPont Helped Nazi Germany Out of Ideology, Israeli Researcher Says". Haaretz. May 2, 2019.
External links
- The Sophie du Pont May papers at Hagley Museum and Library contain a series of correspondence between Irénée du Pont and his older sister, Louisa d'Andelot du Pont Copeland. Sophie du Pont May was Irénée du Pont's daughter.
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