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Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926) was an American soldier, businessman, and politician from Delaware. A member of the illustrious du Pont family, he graduated from West Point shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War and served in the Union Army, earning the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Cedar Creek in October 1864.

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  • Henry A. du Pont
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  • Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926) was an American soldier, businessman, and politician from Delaware. A member of the illustrious du Pont family, he graduated from West Point shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War and served in the Union Army, earning the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Cedar Creek in October 1864.
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  • United States Senator
  • from Delaware
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  • 1861(xsd:integer)
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  • 1906-06-13(xsd:date)
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  • 1838-07-30(xsd:date)
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  • Mary Pauline Foster
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  • Henry Algernon du Pont
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  • 200(xsd:integer)
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  • Republican
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  • 1917-03-03(xsd:date)
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  • 1926-12-31(xsd:date)
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  • Episcopalian
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  • soldier, railroad executive
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  • Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926) was an American soldier, businessman, and politician from Delaware. A member of the illustrious du Pont family, he graduated from West Point shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War and served in the Union Army, earning the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Cedar Creek in October 1864. After retiring from the Army in 1875, he was president of the Wilimington & Northern Railroad Company for 20 years, until 1899. An active member of the Republican Party, he was elected by the state legislature as a U.S. Senator from Delaware, serving most of two terms (June 13, 1906 to March 4, 1917).
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