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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. In the Mexican–American War, Du Pont captured San Diego, and was made commander of the California naval blockade.
Samuel Francis Du Pont, a Union admiral of the Civil War, commanded the Port Royal expedition in 1862, the Union navy’s first major victory over the Confederacy. The following year, his long and distinguished naval career ended with his defeat in Charleston Harbor.
Samuel Francis Du Pont was born on September 27, 1803, in Bayonne, New Jersey. One of seven children, Du Pont’s uncle was Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, founder of the E.I. du Pont Nemours Company, modern-day chemical company Dupont. As a young child, Du Pont’s family was unable to fund his education.
du Pont Family, French-descended American family whose fortune was founded on explosive powders and textiles and who diversified later into other areas of manufacturing. Pierre-Samuel du Pont (q.v.), born in Paris, was one of the main writers of the physiocratic school of economics. His sons founded the two branches of the du Pont family.
Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803--65) was a Union naval officer in the American Civil War. Born in Bergen Point (present-day Bayonne), New Jersey, he was a member of the prominent du Pont family. His paternal grandfather, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, was a French economist, diplomat, and advisor to Louis XVI.
His son, Samuel Francis du Pont (1803–65), was a U.S. naval officer. He served in the Mexican War, was on the board that designed the curriculum for the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., and commanded squadrons and fleets in the blockade of the South during the American…
Distinguished for his “gallantry, efficiency, and skill” as a naval officer in the Mexican War, Samuel F. DuPont spent the following decade on shore attempting to improve naval and marine affairs and serving as a member of the board that established the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
