Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Col. H. A. DUPONT, Former United
States Senator and Veteran of the
Civil War Dies Near Wilmington

SOlO1ACI Nlu1 O1AbJ
oldest member of the DUPONT family
of Delaware, former United States
Senator and veteran of the Civil War,
died at his home near Wilmington
Friday morning, of heart disease.
Though Colonel DUPONT was SO, his
death was unexpected by his family.
A sudden heart attack, following a
cold from which he was thought to be
recovering caused his nurse to sum-
mon the only surviving members of
his immediate family, Mrs. Francis B.
Crowninshield, of Boston, and Henry
F. DUPONT, his son and daughter. Hen
ry Algemon DUPONT, cousin of the
present Senator T. Coleman DUPONT,
was born near Wilmington July 30,
1888, the son of Henry DUPONT. He
was a grandson of E. l. dupont de
NemOurs and great-grandson of the
noted French statesman and econo-
mist, Pierre Samuel dupont de Mem
ours, who died in this country. He
attended the University of Pennsyl
vania in 1855 and was graduated from
West Point in 1861, at the beginning
Of the Civil War. A lieutenant with
the Fifth Regiment, United States Ar
tillery. Henry dupont was assigned
to Company D, Fifth Pennsylvania
Volunteers. He remained two months
with the company in defense Of Wash
ington and then was returned to duty
with his own regiment at Harrisburg
and later sent to New York, where he
was acting assistant adjutant general
Of troops in the harbor. He served
with distinction throughout Sheridan's
campaign in Virginia. After being
made a captain he was brevetted ma
jor for gallant services at Fishers
Hill and Winchester and was promot-
ed to a lieutenant colonelcy for his
service at Cedar Greek, his conduct in
the same battle later winning him the
Congressional Medal of Honor. Col
onel DUPONT became president and
general manager Of the Wilmington
and Northern Railroad in 1879, serv-
ing in that capacity for twenty years.
He then retired to his large family
estate, where he engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits. In 1885, after a long
deadlock in the Delaware Senate, he
received fifteen Of the thirty votes
cast for y. S. Senator, but his election
was contested on the question Of the
right of the Speaker, then acting as
Governor Of Delaware, to cast the de-
Gliding ballot. The y. S. Senate de
clined to seat him. The Legislature
Of Delaware, however, later elected
him to serve the unexpired portion Of
the term beginning March a, 1905. He
was reelected in 1911 and served un-
til 1917.
Death Of Miss Katherine G. Wilson
Miss Katherine Coe Wilson, Spring
City, Pa, former resident Of Smyr-
na, died suddenly in Ardmore, Pa,
Sunday morning from an heart attack
while on a visit there to a friend. The
announcement Of her death was a
shock to her Smyrna friends and all
who knew her. Miss Wilson had left
the Spring City Institute where she
was postmistress and at one time en-
ployed at the state institution now
composed of 1900 children, for few
days visit with a friend at Ardmore.
While there she was suddenly strick-
en- and died. She was one Of those
bright, happy and cheerful natures
that made the life Of crowd and her
death is deeply mourned by all who
knew her. Miss Wilson was a daugh-
ter Of the late John R. and Elizabeth
/ (Coverdale) Wilson and was born,
raised and spent her girlhood IN
Smyrna. She was a member and the
/ only unmarried one of the circle OF
one time school girl friends of which
Mrs. Howard R. Jones, Mrs. w. J.
Taylor, Mrs. Edward 7. Porter, of this
town are members, lively bunch who
kept together and as each one married
called the "crowd" together for a
! farewell dinner. Despite the fact
they became all scattered to different
towns and cities throughout the cOun-
try they had succeeded in carrying
thru these dinners to all but Miss Will
son who was ever ready to joke about
it. And it seemed the irony of fate that
she should have been the first of the
circle taken. She had been away
! from Smyrna for some years but she
never lost interest in the town or her
friends and was always happy to get
back. Two sisters survive her Miss
Clara Wilson of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Elva Wheeler of Salem, N. ]. Her
remains were brought to Smyrna and
interment took place yesterday after
noon in Glenwood cemetery. The
Rev. R. K. Stephenson had charge OF
the services.
Rey.F.H. Moore Formerly MiddletOwn
Rev. Frank H. Moore, aged ~, a
retired minister, of Wayne, Pa, who
for 80 years was pastor of the Pres
bvterian Church of Middletown, died
- - ~ ,t.I. -J,,y Of