DuPont, Samuel F. (1803-1865)
- Name:
- DuPont, Samuel F. (1803-1865)
- Title:
- Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy
Executive Officer of frigate "Constellation",sloop "Warren" and schooner "Grampus" (1835-1838).
Served on board of the United States Lighthouse Service.
General superintendent of the 1853 World's Wair-Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations.
Commandant of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (1860).
Named in his honor: Fort du Pont, Delaware City, Delaware; three Navy ships, torpedo boat and destroyers. - Born:
- 09/27/1803
- Birthplace:
- Bayonne, NJ
- Died:
- 06/23/1865
- Death Location:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Residence:
- Goodstay (family residence), Boyonne, NJ.
Louciers, Wilmington, Delaware.
Germantown, PA.
Japan; India; Arabia; Boston, MA; Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA. - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Naval Officer served in Mexican-American War, Civil War.
- Father:
- Victor Marie de Pont
- Mother:
- Gabrielle Josephine de la Fite de Pelleport
- Relations:
- Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company (Uncle).
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