Dupont

Eleuthere Irenee, an American manufacturer; a son of PrerrE SamueL Dupont; born in Paris, France, June 24, 1771; he was placed in the royal mines of E onne to acquire a practical knowledge of the manufacture of gunpowder. He remained there till the French Revolution broke out, when he was called to take charge of his father’s printing and publishing house. He came to the United States in 1799, and soon after his arrival he discovered the bad quality of gunpowder that was made in the United States. He revisited the E onne mills in January, 1801, to procure plans, models, and machinery, returning in August. Soon afterward he erected his first powder works on the Brandy wine river, near Wilmington, Del., wh':h finally proved a succe . He erected other works, which are still in operation. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 31, 1834.