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Alexis Irénée du Pont (February 14, 1816 – August 23, 1857) was an American business executive who ran the Eleutherian Mills gunpowder factory in Delaware. He was fatally injured along with five of his employees in an accidental explosion at the powder mills.
- August 23, 1857 (aged 41), New Castle County, Delaware
- University of Pennsylvania
- Business executive
- February 14, 1816, New Castle County, Delaware, US
Alexis Irénée du Pont „Lex“ Bayard (* 11. Februar 1918 in Wilmington, Delaware; † 3. September 1985 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1949 und 1953 war er Vizegouverneur des Bundesstaates Delaware. Werdegang
- Bayard, Alexis Irénée du Pont (vollständiger Name)
- US-amerikanischer Politiker
- 11. Februar 1918
- Bayard, Alexis I. du Pont
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Bayard was born in Wilmington, Delaware, son of U.S. Senator Thomas F. Bayard Jr. and Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard. He was named after his maternal great-grandfather, Alexis Irénée du Pont. Bayard was the scion of two prominent Delaware families. On his father's side, Alexis descended from the politically powerful Bayard family. The Bayards ha...
World War II
During World War II, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He was wounded during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Political career
A war era veteran with a well-known name, the 30-year-old Bayard was elected lieutenant governor in 1948, defeating Republican Chester V. Townsend Jr. of Dagsboro, who was speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives. He served as lieutenant governor from January 20, 1949, until January 15, 1953. In 1948 he also served as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Bayard lost a bid for a seat in the United States Senate in 1952 to the incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jo...
He married Jane Brady Hildreth on April 24, 1944.[citation needed]He had six children: Alexis I., Eugene H., Richard H., John F., William B. and Jane H. He was known as "Lex" in his law practice.
Bayard died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 3, 1985, during heart-bypass surgery at Graduate Hospital. He was buried at the Old Swedes Episcopal Church Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware, alongside his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The lieutenant governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four-year term.
Hoffecker, Carol E. (2000). Honest John Williams. Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Press.Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965Alexis I. du Pont Bayard at Find a GraveTime magazine October 13, 1952, via Internet Archive- Elbert N. Carvel
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Dr. Alexis Irénée du Pont (1843-1904) was a businessman and non-practicing physician who resided in both Louisville, Kentucky, and Wilmington, Delaware. The Alexis Irénée du Pont family papers primarily consist of both outgoing and incoming correspondence from A. I. du Pont and his immediate family. Dates: 1850-1913. Alexis Irénée du Pont ledger.
11. Aug. 2014 · Hanford, WA. Irénée du Pont, Jr. is a member of the storied du Pont family and the son of the President (1919 to 1925) of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. The DuPont Company played a crucial role in the Manhattan Project.
4. Sept. 2021 · Author. : Alexis Irénée Du Pont Coleman. ←. Author Index: Co. Alexis Irénée Du Pont Coleman. (1864–1926) sister projects: Wikidata item. American cleric; translator and professor of English literature.
