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    Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family...
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    The du Pont family (English: /duːˈpɒnt/) or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817)....
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    Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, a prominent American naval officer and member of the Du Pont family. The fountain replaced a statue of Du Pont that was installed...
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    (1796–1869), Samuel Francis (1799-1799), Charles Irénée (1797–1869), Samuel Francis (1803–1865), and Julia Sophie (1806–1882). After 1784, du Pont worked with...
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    USS Du Pont (DD-941), named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont USN (1803–1865), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works...
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  • Dupont, also spelled as DuPont, duPont, Du Pont, or du Pont is a French surname meaning "of the bridge", historically indicating that the holder of the...
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  • United States Navy have borne the name USS Du Pont, in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont. USS Du Pont (TB-7), a Porter-class torpedo boat, launched...
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    reclassified as AG-80. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont. Du Pont was launched 22 October 1918 by William Cramp & Sons Ship and...
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    Pierre Samuel du Pont (/duːˈpɒnt/; January 15, 1870 – April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent...
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    Dupont Circle (redirect from DuPont Circle)
    P Street NW, and 19th Street NW. The circle is named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont. The traffic circle contains the Dupont Circle Fountain in its center...
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