The du Pont family ( English: / d uː ˈ p ɒ n t / ) or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), a French minor aristocrat. It has been one of the richest families in the United States since the mid-19th century, when it founded its fortune in the gunpowder business. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it expanded its wealth through the chemical industry and the automotive industry , with substantial interests in the DuPont company, General Motors , and various other corporations.
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56-551: A gunpowder mill on the banks of the Brandywine River near Wilmington, Delaware . The location, named Eleutherian Mills , provided all the necessities to operate the mill: a water flow sufficient to power it, available timber (mainly willow trees) that could be turned into charcoal fine enough to use for gunpowder, and close proximity to the Delaware River to allow for shipments of sulfur and saltpeter ,
84-522: A minor noble family . In 1800, he and his sons, Victor Marie du Pont and Éleuthère Irénée du Pont , migrated from France to the United States. He used the resources of their Huguenot heritage to found one of the most prominent of American families, and one of its most successful corporations , E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , initially established by Éleuthère Irénée as a gunpowder manufacturer. In 1802, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont established
112-568: A weekly newspaper in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England [REDACTED] Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_newspapers_named_News_Journal&oldid=1078265241 " Categories : Set index articles on newspapers Lists of newspapers Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
140-481: Is available at the bottom of DelawareOnline.com. In addition, The News Journal publishes a dedicated not-for-profit customized publication, GET INVOLVED , which is distributed in the paper every other month. Du Pont family Several former du Pont family estates are open to the public as museums, gardens or parks, such as Winterthur , Nemours , Eleutherian Mills , Longwood Gardens , Gibraltar , Mt. Cuba , and Goodstay. The family's interest in horticulture
168-549: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles The News Journal The News Journal is a daily newspaper in Wilmington, Delaware . It is headquartered in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware , near New Castle, and is owned by Gannett . The ancestry of the News Journal reflects the mergers of several newspapers. It is dated to Oct. 1, 1866 when Howard M. Jenkins and Wilmer Atkinson started
196-628: The Delaware General Assembly and the Delaware beaches . The paper also offers limited coverage of northeast Maryland and southeast Pennsylvania , mostly by means of short news briefs. The paper publishes national and international articles from wire services . The News Journal Media Group entered the Internet age in the late 1990s with the launch of Delaware Online , a website with an online edition of all local content in
224-498: The Episcopal Church , Éleuthère Irénée du Pont was a Huguenot . The stylings "du Pont" and "Du Pont" are most prevalent for the family name in published, copy-edited writings. In many publications, the styling is "du Pont" when quoting an individual's full name and "Du Pont" when speaking of the family as a whole. Some individual Du Ponts have chosen to style it differently, such as Samuel Francis Du Pont . The name of
252-524: The French Chamber of Deputies . Du Pont, in English, is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable. In French, neither syllable is accented." French orthographic tradition for the styling of de , or its inflected forms, as a surname particle, in either nobiliary or non-nobiliary form, is discussed at Nobiliary particle § France . In non-nobiliary form, the prevalent French styling of
280-758: The National Trust for Historic Preservation , preserving President James Madison 's home Montpelier , and establishing numerous museums such as Winterthur and the Delaware Museum of Natural History . The Brandywine Conservancy, founded by family member George Alexis Weymouth , owns around 2,350 acres (951 ha) of land in Pennsylvania and Delaware, and owns permanent conservation easements on an additional 37,000 acres (14,973 ha). In 2013, Lammot du Pont Copeland 's Mt. Cuba Center contributed over $ 20 million to purchase land for donation to
308-407: The duPont Registry . William S. Dutton's mid-20th-century history of the family business uses "Du Pont" both for the family mentioned generally and for the company's short name, but "du Pont" in an individual's full name, for example, " Éleuthère Irénée du Pont ", " Henry du Pont ", " Alfred Victor du Pont ", " Lammot du Pont ". For example, "when he [Lammot du Pont] went to General Henry du Pont with
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#1732779781759336-600: The Daily Morning News, bought by Alfred I. Du Pont in 1911. For most of the 20th century, the Du Pont family owned these two Delaware newspapers, The Morning News and The Evening Journal . Ownership of both papers was consolidated in 1919 when feuding factions of the family reconciled, forming the News Journal Company. DuPont decided to sell The News Journal Company in 1978. Gannett won
364-639: The Needy Family Fund, which partners with local charities to assist family in need of food and clothing. Each Christmas season, The News Journal asks readers to donate to the fund, and publishes a list of those who do. The News Journal Media Group has partnered with nearly half of the registered not-for-profit companies (registered 501(c)(3) ) in New Castle County. A customized link – offering all types of correspondence from not-for-profits, church leaders and community affairs personnel –
392-838: The News Journal took over the six weekly newspapers owned by Gatehouse Media in a merger whereby Gatehouse bought Gannett and renamed itself Gannett. The content of the six weeklies and websites (which redirect to the News Journal’s Delaware Online) now consists mainly of material generated by the News Journal and USA Today. The weeklies’ Facebook pages are outdated, unstaffed and rarely updated if at all since 2020. The Dover Post, Milford Beacon, Sussex Countian/Living, Middletown Transcript, Smyrna-Clayton Sun Times and Hockessin Community News no longer exist as independent voices. The News Journal covers New Castle County most in-depth, but also offers considerable coverage of
420-438: The United States." The family's first American estate, Eleutherian Mills, located at Hagley Museum and Library , was preserved and restored by Louise E. du Pont Crowninshield . She also helped to establish the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1949. In recent years, the family has continued to be known for its association with political and business ventures, as well as philanthropic causes. Two family members were
448-699: The afternoon publication Daily Commercial . In 1877, that paper was absorbed into a rival, the Every Evening , founded by Georgetown native William T. Croasdale. The Evening Journal , later owned by the Du Pont family, was founded in 1888 as a competitor to the Every Evening. The two papers merged in 1933. Another predecessor to the News Journal was the Morning Herald , founded in 1876 by Philadelphia lawyer John O'Byrne. It later became
476-640: The bidding war, beating the Hearst Corporation and The Washington Post Company . Gannett paid $ 60 million for the two Delaware papers and merged them in 1989 to form one paper, The News Journal . In 2010, The News Journal Company became The News Journal Media Group in an effort to collectively identify their extensive product portfolio of print, digital, video and new media. 2019 circulation statements showed The News Journal daily circulation at 26,550 (Issue Date: August 21, 2019) and Sunday circulation at 39,375 (Issue Date: August 25, 2019). In 2020,
504-443: The chemical company founded by the family is today styled solid as " DuPont " in the short form. The long form is styled as E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. The stylings "Du Pont" and "DuPont" for the company's short name coexisted in the 20th century, but the latter is now consistently used in the company's branding. The solid styling "duPont" is less common. The Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children uses it, as does
532-781: The du Pont family employed up to 10 percent of Delaware's population at its peak. In the 19th century, the Du Pont family maintained their family wealth by carefully arranged marriages between cousins which, at the time, was the norm for many families. The family played a large part in politics during the 18th and 19th centuries and assisted in negotiations for the Treaty of Paris and the Louisiana Purchase . Both T. Coleman and Henry A. du Pont served as U.S. senators. Pierre S. du Pont, IV served as Governor of Delaware. The family has played an important role in historic preservation and land conservation, including helping to found
560-507: The federal government, to form the First State National Historical Park . Beginning with William du Pont, Jr. and his sister, Marion duPont Scott , many members of the Du Pont family have been involved in the breeding and racing of Thoroughbred racehorses , as well as establishing racehorse venues and training tracks, including Delaware Park and Fair Hill, Maryland. While most Du Ponts are members of
588-420: The name is " Dupont ". Thus the choice by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to begin styling himself so during the monarchical era, hints at social ambition. Today the influence of French orthography and prerevolutionary class structure on how English orthography styles surnames today, is outweighed by how families and individuals so named, style themselves. Below is an alphabetical listing of selected members of
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#1732779781759616-408: The other ingredients used in the manufacture of gunpowder. There were also nearby stone quarries to provide needed building materials. Over time, the Du Pont company grew into the largest black powder manufacturing firm in the world. The family remained in control of the company up to the 1960s, and family trusts still own a substantial amount of the company's stock. This and other companies run by
644-413: The paper, as well as job listings and classified ads. The paper began offering an online news update weekdays at 4:30 pm. The once-daily update has evolved into as-it-happens online news coverage that often results in a couple dozen news updates per day. DelawareOnline.com was the first newspaper in the country to offer a morning and afternoon online newscast, with anchor Patty Petite. DelawareOnline.com
672-597: The proposal that the Du Ponts manufacture dynamite, he was answered by a blunt and unqualified 'No!'" ) The first page of Dutton's monograph contains the following footnote about the surname's styling. The mention of "Samuel Dupont" here refers to the 18th-century Parisian watchmaker, not to his 19th-century descendant : "Samuel Dupont used this form of the family name [i.e., Dupont], but beginning in 1763 his son signed himself 'Du Pont.' Later, he added 'de Nemours' to his name to prevent confusion with two other Duponts in
700-538: The school year, the paper publishes an informational feature for school children, in the form of colorful, pull-out, double-truck page in the Life section. In 2006, The News Journal provided Glasgow High School a $ 10,000 grant to help the school's newspaper, The Dragon Fire . The News Journal also sent editors to Glasgow to help the Dragon Fire with page layout and web design. The News Journal Company also runs
728-412: The subjects of well-publicized criminal cases. John Eleuthère du Pont was convicted of murdering wrestling coach Dave Schultz. As of 2016, the family fortune was estimated at $ 14.3 billion, spread across more than 3,500 living relatives. Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours was the son of a Parisian watchmaker and a member of a Burgundian Huguenot family. On his mother's side, he was a descendant of
756-410: Was brought to the United States by their immigrant progenitors from France and reinforced in later generations by avid gardeners who married into the family. As early as 1924, the du Ponts were recognized by Charles Sprague Sargent, the famed plantsman and director of Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, as "a family which has made the neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware one of the chief centers of horticulture in
784-541: Was cited in a 2008 Wilkerson and Associates study as the site Delawareans visit first for news and entertainment. More than one million unique visitors are recorded each month. As of July 2020, the Delaware Online Facebook page had more than 200,000 followers. The News Journal participates in the Newspapers for Education program, which provides free newspapers for area schools. On Fridays during
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