Daily Republican., 1888-05-14
Fifth EDITION,
VioIOr Dn1.nr. -

1A bAt DDAn
Yesterday afternoon a, / -,
s,ient messenger Of death y,si,sa vSs
city and summoned from hi. asl.ed asn.ei
Feer . citizen well known "
Asoo1 10 the minds OF hundreds "u y,
reaidsntI M one who was moi on,,. =,
nevoient, n. bot oharitAble-Vlo,o,
Tbs deceased resided at NAN,
aTt nno, F hero his death o,cn-a Ds,a
. lingering illness, witch d.,s
fonr years ago, from A A,rnro
rAlysis. This supeIint mead 3D. g
disease Of the kidneys, which
desth. The deceased wns ba,. ~ "a
1928, as the family m,psian ~
Louv'ers, In Brand wine HunJ,.i
came OF M illustrlous hpesat,.
unl,ed In blood Of thu es,ir'n
and Dutch settlers Of this s,,;s
HIS grandfather, vcor MAIL
Pont Ds Earnours, was amsnbar @
French diplomatic corr. oDd ,s,r
consul general Cf France 10 tbs N
States In 1857. His rra1dmo,l
the pAterus, eide, was Jorsnsius
Fitie de Pellepor', d,1ohss,
French marquis OF noble md n
lineage.
His father WAS Charles Inra
Pont, a brother OF Rear AamI,,I
uel Francis Dupont OF the o al
His mother was Dogcas Mon,soml
daughter OF NtoholAs yau DYh1
served Hs a United States Sens,ol
this State from 1877 10 1928,
The maternal great graudiaiLe,
subject was also Nichola, Van
who resided In Nav Castle, Wa,
nor OF Delaware, q mstnb-r OF NJ
tineutAl oensress oi III, and A
| of the Nrtioiet OF con fsderal!ou,
Tho toybood 0, the decssss
passed ut his birthplace untIl
tered Delaware College, wlsfe n
uRted with high hJnors. Rat
tered Harvsrl College. from VIII
gradust.d In l84j. h then n
TO this olty and enttrea ,he lAy
the lato Ohief Just,c- Gipia,
admitted to the oar Ia l6i9,
years OF age.
In his practice Of law ne chd
q counsellor and adopt, d OWL b
He seldom took charge Of q d
Gaze, preierring at all tlmea clv
ness. Iu all hts law bushes,
SlWAys found him ready aud vi
aid them In their troGbles, "
d d time after time without ID
tio7.
When his decisions Weie md
were as Q rule accepted by
> courts of the State, snd whsn n
toned an estate his dtcis'oa
cepted without AZ appeal. In
be wss originally Whig, Sv
! all the Dupont family. Wha
I ever, the politics oil the couphy
G ae 10 sbridging ths Iizhu Of
oreigu birth, be became the
!. pion, and upon Ii. iof2Aiioi
I Knownotbiugism patty ta
WbiR party He btcsmes D &
q in which faith he rsmained
, up to the tins OF his death.
Tho party had rspfa'sdly a
u to accept tlice Ei lts fsat, b
II ways emphstlcAlly rtiisei.
. office he aver hsld In hts pArly
{ OF an elec,or in the Prtslleu
e paign OF General McC silsn,
20 1850 he held the position Of
u the Wet Point Military AOd
ie He was parliOipap b. in1
la tho government In tbs cenitn
~ hfatioa OF The surrender Of y Il
ID 1881, nj yorktown. Gsnslal
IN during his vltit TO this cunt!
was the guest Of tbs DaPO1t
Il suoh wNa present 2t the {
.;r Charles Irenea Dupont AZ
" Montgomery, NctOr DapEi
le which occurred 81 thst Tine s.
w He WAS q director OF Ihs
tIonal Bank sllce ls61, sd s.
er OF the bank since 1885 tnl
a management the bauk hhha
financisl suooess. H3 wn
X dent OF the Farmers Maiuil
lie OUmpany sinca 1880; si'o
i the Wilmington qua X SllN
~ Company and the BiilllioIe
h! delphia Rallroai. 10 re!is!o
:. ties he wa on lplsGOpi.iad, &
az will be regretted b. hrelie
lie ly the poor, to whom be nH
"a RlveT. He Leaves % su'VV'
and eight caii1reE-!bfes .
We dnush,sTs
re Tas sunera, will take psf z
ueedsy y tSrloOn 81 = 0'gl0l
10 cut will be ,laia n
he bury i1g ground Of the DuH