Alexis F. du Pont
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Alexis Felix du Pont Sr. (1879–1948) was a member of the American
du Pont family
and helped found St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware
. His son, Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr.
, co-founded the All American Aviation Company
, predecessor of today's US Airways Group
, Inc, whose primary subsidiary is US Airways
, the fifth largest airline in the United States. The Du Pont family is an American
family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
(1739-1817). The son of a Paris watchmaker and a member of a Burgundian
noble family, he and his sons, Victor Marie du Pont
and Eleuthère Irénée du Pont
, emigrated to the United States
in 1800 and used the resources of their Huguenot
heritage to found one of the most prominent of American
families, and one of its most successful corporation
s, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
, initially established by Eleuthère Irénée as a gunpowder manufacturer. Various members of the family managed the company well into the twentieth century and to this day constitute a substantial portion of the company's ownership.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
du Pont family
Du Pont family
The Du Pont family is an American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours . The son of a Paris watchmaker and a member of a Burgundian noble family, he and his sons, Victor Marie du Pont and Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, emigrated to the United States in 1800 and used the resources of...
and helped found St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware
Middletown, Delaware
Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 18,871.-Geography:Middletown is located at with an elevation of ....
. His son, Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr.
Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr.
Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr. was an American aviation pioneer, soldier, philanthropist, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family.-Biography:...
, co-founded the All American Aviation Company
All American Aviation Company
All American Aviation Inc was an airline company founded by Dr. Lytle Schooler Adams in 1937. All American Aviation was originally a Patent Holding Company and it's sister company was Tri-State Aviation founded on the same date. Tri- State was the operating Company. Dr. Adams was the first...
, predecessor of today's US Airways Group
US Airways Group
US Airways Group Inc. is an airline holding company based in Tempe, Arizona. US Airways Group operate US Airways, along with its subsidiaries PSA Airlines, Inc. and Piedmont Airlines, Inc., which are wholly owned but marketed under the branding of US Airways Express...
, Inc, whose primary subsidiary is US Airways
US Airways
US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country....
, the fifth largest airline in the United States. The Du Pont family is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours was a French nobleman, writer, economist, and government official, who was the father of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of E.I...
(1739-1817). The son of a Paris watchmaker and a member of a Burgundian
Duchy of Burgundy
The Duchy of Burgundy , was heir to an ancient and prestigious reputation and a large division of the lands of the Second Kingdom of Burgundy and in its own right was one of the geographically larger ducal territories in the emergence of Early Modern Europe from Medieval Europe.Even in that...
noble family, he and his sons, Victor Marie du Pont
Victor Marie du Pont
Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours was a French diplomat, and after emigrating to the United States, an American businessman. He was the founder of the Du Pont, Bauday & Co., wool manufacturers, brother of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the E.I...
and Eleuthère Irénée du Pont
Eleuthère Irénée du Pont
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours , known as Irénée du Pont, or E.I. du Pont, was a French-born Huguenot chemist and industrialist who immigrated to the United States in 1799 and founded the gunpowder manufacturer, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company...
, emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1800 and used the resources of their Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
heritage to found one of the most prominent of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
families, and one of its most successful corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
s, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
, initially established by Eleuthère Irénée as a gunpowder manufacturer. Various members of the family managed the company well into the twentieth century and to this day constitute a substantial portion of the company's ownership.