Victor Marie Du Pont
Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours (October 1, 1767 – January 30, 1827) was a French diplomat, and after emigrating to the United States, an American businessman. He was the founder of the Du Pont, Bauday & Co., wool manufacturers, brother of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the E.I. duPont de Nemours Company and a member of the Delaware General Assembly.
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