Alexis Irénée du Pont

Alexis Irénée du Pont
Alexis Irénée du Pont
Born	February 14, 1816; New Castle County, Delaware, US
Died	August 23, 1857 (aged 41); New Castle County, Delaware
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Business executive
Employer	E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Children	Francis Gurney du Pont, Eugène du Pont, Alexis Irénée du Pont Jr.
Parent	Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (father);

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. He was the youngest child of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.

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