Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours

Victor du Pont, the son of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, was born in Paris on October 1, 1767. By the mid 1780s he was employed at his father's office at the Bureau of Commerce in Paris. In 1788 he left for the United States, as part of the French legation and assisted in negotiating a treaty between the State of New York and the five Indian Nations. Du Pont married Gabrielle Joséphine (de la Fite de Pelleport) in 1794. In the 1790s Victor du Pont served on a number of French diplomatic missions in the United States. In 1800 he established a trading company, Victor du Pont de Nemours & Co. After the failure of this firm in 1808, he moved to Delaware and established residence at Louviers on the Brandywine. He established a mill to manufacture cotton cloth and in 1813 became a partner in Du Planty, McCall & Co. Victor du Pont died in Philadelphia on January 30, 1827.

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Paris - October 1 - 1767 - 1780s - 1788 - United States - New York - 1794 - 1790s - 1800 - 1808 - 1813 - January 30 - 1827

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