Letter signed by Henry A. du Pont - 1893 dated Autograph

Typed letter signed by Henry A. du Pont. Wilmington, Delaware.

Henry Algernon DuPont (1838-1926) Known as "Colonel Henry," was an American soldier and politician from Greenville, Delaware in New Castle County and grandson of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834), the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. He served as U. S. Senator from Delaware and was a member of the Republican Party.

In 1875 he returned to Delaware became president and general manager of Wilmington & Western Railroad Company from 1879 until 1899. During that time, and for the remainder of his life he operated an experimental farm on his estate now known as the Winterthur Museum and Grounds in Delaware. He was the cousin of U.S. Senator T. Coleman du Pont.

He was elected to the United States Senate on June 13, 1906, to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1905 caused by the failure of the legislature to make a selection and was reelected in 1910. He served most of two terms from June 13, 1906–March 3, 1917, but was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1916 being defeated by Josiah O. Wolcott. During his term he was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department in the 61st and 64th Congresses, a member of the Committee on Military Affairs in the 62nd Congress, and a member of the Committee on Transportation and Sale of Meat Products in the 63rd Congress.

Henry A. du Pont died December 31, 1926 at Winterthur near Greenville, Delaware and is buried at the du Pont Cemetery, Greenville. His son, Henry Francis du Pont, developed his home into the well known Winterthur Museum. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_A._du_Pont