Henry A. Du Pont
Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926), known as "Colonel Henry", was an American soldier, businessman, and politician from Winterthur, near Greenville, in New Castle County, Delaware. A West Point graduate, he was a veteran of the American Civil War and served for 10 years after its end.
A businessman, 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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