| LC control no. | n 85306910 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 |
| Variant(s) | Pont, Samuel Francis Du, 1803-1865 Dupont, S. F. (Samuel Francis), 1803-1865 Dupont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 Du Pont, Frank, 1803-1865 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | California |
| Located | Brandywine Hundred (Del.) |
| Birth date | 1803-09-27 |
| Death date | 1865-06-23 |
| Place of birth | Bayonne (N.J.) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Naval art and science Mexican War, 1846-1848--Naval operations United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations |
| Affiliation | United States. Navy Cyane (Sloop of war) Minnesota (Frigate) |
| Profession or occupation | Navies--Officers Admirals |
| Found in | Merrill, J.M. Du Pont, the making of an admiral, 1986: CIP t.p. (Samuel Francis Du Pont) LC data base, 4/8/86 (hdg.: Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865) NUCMC data from Bostonian Society for Devens, E.F. Papers, 1862-1866 (Rear Admiral S.F. Dupont; commander of South Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War) WWWA: hist. v., 1607-1895 (Dupont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865; also commd. Philadelphia N. Yard) RLIN, June 2, 1998 ([info. from Hagley Museum and Library, Greenville, Del.] Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865) Samuel Francis Du Pont papers: (Du Pont, Samuel Francis; Samuel Francis Du Pont; signature according to military usage, S. F. Du Pont; used "Frank" with intimates; unusual among his family in capitalizing the ""D" in Du Pont; b. Sept. 27, 1803 at Bergen Point, N.J., now part of the City of Bayonne; d. June 23, 1865 at Philadelphia; son of Victor du Pont and Josephine du Pont; naval officer; joined as midshipman, 1815; lieutenant, 1826; lieutenant commander, 1842; captain, 1855; rear admiral, 1862; commander, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 1860-61; commander, South Atlantic blockading squadron, 1861-63; relieved, July 6, 1863; Du Pont spent his active life in naval commands, primarily at sea, including service in the Mexican War (command of the U.S.S. Cyane in the California theater) and the Civil War, and commanding the U.S.S. Minnesota on an around-the-workd cruise in 1857-1859; his residence on land was Louviers, a country house in Brandywine Hundred near Wilmington, Del.) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 97062417 |
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