Spouse 1: Elizabeth Ormond (Wrenn) Govett (1907 Norfolk, VA -29 Nov 1942) daughter of Henry Lee Wrenn (1873-1926) and Annlouise Nash Wrenn (1877 - 1942). Married 16 Jun 1926. Div. 9 Dec, 1929 and remarried Leonard Govett on 18 Feb 1936
Daughter: Eve duPont Remer (1927- ) and relatives John H. Remer, Jr., and Elizabeth Wrenn Remer
Spouse 2: Virginia Du Pont (1906 - 1984)
Son: Samuel Hallock Du Pont b. 8 Jun 1936
Son: William Kemble Du Pont, b. 1938
Samuel du Pont's obituary was published in The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, 4 October 1974 and is transcribed below.
"Benefactor S. Hallock du Pont dies
S. Hallock du Pont, farmer and philanthropist, died yesterday at his Greenville home, Squirrel Run, after a long illness. He would have been 73 on Nov. 10.
Mr. du Pont served for many years as a director of Delaware Realty and Investment Co., later becoming a director of Christiana Securities Co. when the two firms merged. He was a former trustee of both the Longwood and Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundations.
A frequent benefactor of the University of Delaware's agriculture department, Mr. du Pont financed a variety of research programs and endowed a professorship in animal husbandry. In 1962, the university awarded him an honorary degree.
An interest in poultry, especially game cocks, developed early in Mr. du Pont's life. Many years before its designation as Delaware's official state bird in 1939, Mr. du Pont became intrigued by the Blue Hen, and he is credited with preserving the breed when it was in danger of extinction.
As a breeder of purebred dogs, Mr. du Pont was the founder of the Wilmington Kennel Club and served as its first president.
Mr. du Pont was an avid sportsman with a longstanding interest in wildlife management and conservation. He was instrumental in establishing and developing the now substantial local breeding flock of Canada geese.
By providing habitat and protection on his farm near Newark, Mr. du Pont played a key role in the re-establishment of the white-tail deer in northern Delaware during the 1930's.
Near the farm, at Milford Crossroads, is another of Mr. du Pont's favorite projects, the Pushmobile Derby track, built on land he owned. In 1954, the derby, sponsored by the Delaware Association of Police, moved to this site.
It was at this time that Mr. du Pont and other civic leaders joined in the establishment of the Pushmobile Track Inc. for the purpose of operating the track and seeing it properly maintained. Mr. du Pont was the track's first president and was re-elected president this past May as he had been every year since its founding.
Mr. du Pont established a trust fund for Sgt. Alvin C. York, the legendary Congressional Medal of Honor winner in World War I, which helped provide the largely forgotten hero with financial security in his final years. Mr. du Pont was 16 when York overran a German machine gun emplacement single-handedly to become America's best known war hero.
Born in Johnstown, Pa., Mr. du Pont was the son of William K. and Ethel Hallock du Pont and a direct descendant of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, founder of the Du Pont Co. He was educated at Wilmington Friends School, the Hill School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. du Pont's widow is the former Virginia Simmons of St. Louis, whom he married in 1934. An earlier marriage to the late Elizabeth Wrenn Govett ended in a widely publicized divorce in the 1920s.
In addition to Mrs. du Pont, his survivors include three sons, S. Hallock Jr. of Miami Springs, Fla., and William K. and Richard S., both near Newark, a daughter by his first marriage, Eve du Pont Remer of Hilton Head, S.C.; a sister Mrs. Donald P. Ross of Montchanin, and four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are private."
Obituary transcript courtesy of Find A Grave Contributor: Florence (48388881)
Daughter: Eve duPont Remer (1927- ) and relatives John H. Remer, Jr., and Elizabeth Wrenn Remer
Spouse 2: Virginia Du Pont (1906 - 1984)
Son: Samuel Hallock Du Pont b. 8 Jun 1936
Son: William Kemble Du Pont, b. 1938
Samuel du Pont's obituary was published in The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, 4 October 1974 and is transcribed below.
"Benefactor S. Hallock du Pont dies
S. Hallock du Pont, farmer and philanthropist, died yesterday at his Greenville home, Squirrel Run, after a long illness. He would have been 73 on Nov. 10.
Mr. du Pont served for many years as a director of Delaware Realty and Investment Co., later becoming a director of Christiana Securities Co. when the two firms merged. He was a former trustee of both the Longwood and Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundations.
A frequent benefactor of the University of Delaware's agriculture department, Mr. du Pont financed a variety of research programs and endowed a professorship in animal husbandry. In 1962, the university awarded him an honorary degree.
An interest in poultry, especially game cocks, developed early in Mr. du Pont's life. Many years before its designation as Delaware's official state bird in 1939, Mr. du Pont became intrigued by the Blue Hen, and he is credited with preserving the breed when it was in danger of extinction.
As a breeder of purebred dogs, Mr. du Pont was the founder of the Wilmington Kennel Club and served as its first president.
Mr. du Pont was an avid sportsman with a longstanding interest in wildlife management and conservation. He was instrumental in establishing and developing the now substantial local breeding flock of Canada geese.
By providing habitat and protection on his farm near Newark, Mr. du Pont played a key role in the re-establishment of the white-tail deer in northern Delaware during the 1930's.
Near the farm, at Milford Crossroads, is another of Mr. du Pont's favorite projects, the Pushmobile Derby track, built on land he owned. In 1954, the derby, sponsored by the Delaware Association of Police, moved to this site.
It was at this time that Mr. du Pont and other civic leaders joined in the establishment of the Pushmobile Track Inc. for the purpose of operating the track and seeing it properly maintained. Mr. du Pont was the track's first president and was re-elected president this past May as he had been every year since its founding.
Mr. du Pont established a trust fund for Sgt. Alvin C. York, the legendary Congressional Medal of Honor winner in World War I, which helped provide the largely forgotten hero with financial security in his final years. Mr. du Pont was 16 when York overran a German machine gun emplacement single-handedly to become America's best known war hero.
Born in Johnstown, Pa., Mr. du Pont was the son of William K. and Ethel Hallock du Pont and a direct descendant of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, founder of the Du Pont Co. He was educated at Wilmington Friends School, the Hill School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. du Pont's widow is the former Virginia Simmons of St. Louis, whom he married in 1934. An earlier marriage to the late Elizabeth Wrenn Govett ended in a widely publicized divorce in the 1920s.
In addition to Mrs. du Pont, his survivors include three sons, S. Hallock Jr. of Miami Springs, Fla., and William K. and Richard S., both near Newark, a daughter by his first marriage, Eve du Pont Remer of Hilton Head, S.C.; a sister Mrs. Donald P. Ross of Montchanin, and four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are private."
Obituary transcript courtesy of Find A Grave Contributor: Florence (48388881)
Spouse 1: Elizabeth Ormond (Wrenn) Govett (1907 Norfolk, VA -29 Nov 1942) daughter of Henry Lee Wrenn (1873-1926) and Annlouise Nash Wrenn (1877 - 1942). Married 16 Jun 1926. Div. 9 Dec, 1929 and remarried Leonard Govett on 18 Feb 1936
Daughter: Eve duPont Remer (1927- ) and relatives John H. Remer, Jr., and Elizabeth Wrenn Remer
Spouse 2: Virginia Du Pont (1906 - 1984)
Son: Samuel Hallock Du Pont b. 8 Jun 1936
Son: William Kemble Du Pont, b. 1938
Samuel du Pont's obituary was published in The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, 4 October 1974 and is transcribed below.
"Benefactor S. Hallock du Pont dies
S. Hallock du Pont, farmer and philanthropist, died yesterday at his Greenville home, Squirrel Run, after a long illness. He would have been 73 on Nov. 10.
Mr. du Pont served for many years as a director of Delaware Realty and Investment Co., later becoming a director of Christiana Securities Co. when the two firms merged. He was a former trustee of both the Longwood and Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundations.
A frequent benefactor of the University of Delaware's agriculture department, Mr. du Pont financed a variety of research programs and endowed a professorship in animal husbandry. In 1962, the university awarded him an honorary degree.
An interest in poultry, especially game cocks, developed early in Mr. du Pont's life. Many years before its designation as Delaware's official state bird in 1939, Mr. du Pont became intrigued by the Blue Hen, and he is credited with preserving the breed when it was in danger of extinction.
As a breeder of purebred dogs, Mr. du Pont was the founder of the Wilmington Kennel Club and served as its first president.
Mr. du Pont was an avid sportsman with a longstanding interest in wildlife management and conservation. He was instrumental in establishing and developing the now substantial local breeding flock of Canada geese.
By providing habitat and protection on his farm near Newark, Mr. du Pont played a key role in the re-establishment of the white-tail deer in northern Delaware during the 1930's.
Near the farm, at Milford Crossroads, is another of Mr. du Pont's favorite projects, the Pushmobile Derby track, built on land he owned. In 1954, the derby, sponsored by the Delaware Association of Police, moved to this site.
It was at this time that Mr. du Pont and other civic leaders joined in the establishment of the Pushmobile Track Inc. for the purpose of operating the track and seeing it properly maintained. Mr. du Pont was the track's first president and was re-elected president this past May as he had been every year since its founding.
Mr. du Pont established a trust fund for Sgt. Alvin C. York, the legendary Congressional Medal of Honor winner in World War I, which helped provide the largely forgotten hero with financial security in his final years. Mr. du Pont was 16 when York overran a German machine gun emplacement single-handedly to become America's best known war hero.
Born in Johnstown, Pa., Mr. du Pont was the son of William K. and Ethel Hallock du Pont and a direct descendant of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, founder of the Du Pont Co. He was educated at Wilmington Friends School, the Hill School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. du Pont's widow is the former Virginia Simmons of St. Louis, whom he married in 1934. An earlier marriage to the late Elizabeth Wrenn Govett ended in a widely publicized divorce in the 1920s.
In addition to Mrs. du Pont, his survivors include three sons, S. Hallock Jr. of Miami Springs, Fla., and William K. and Richard S., both near Newark, a daughter by his first marriage, Eve du Pont Remer of Hilton Head, S.C.; a sister Mrs. Donald P. Ross of Montchanin, and four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are private."
Obituary transcript courtesy of Find A Grave Contributor: Florence (48388881)
Daughter: Eve duPont Remer (1927- ) and relatives John H. Remer, Jr., and Elizabeth Wrenn Remer
Spouse 2: Virginia Du Pont (1906 - 1984)
Son: Samuel Hallock Du Pont b. 8 Jun 1936
Son: William Kemble Du Pont, b. 1938
Samuel du Pont's obituary was published in The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, 4 October 1974 and is transcribed below.
"Benefactor S. Hallock du Pont dies
S. Hallock du Pont, farmer and philanthropist, died yesterday at his Greenville home, Squirrel Run, after a long illness. He would have been 73 on Nov. 10.
Mr. du Pont served for many years as a director of Delaware Realty and Investment Co., later becoming a director of Christiana Securities Co. when the two firms merged. He was a former trustee of both the Longwood and Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundations.
A frequent benefactor of the University of Delaware's agriculture department, Mr. du Pont financed a variety of research programs and endowed a professorship in animal husbandry. In 1962, the university awarded him an honorary degree.
An interest in poultry, especially game cocks, developed early in Mr. du Pont's life. Many years before its designation as Delaware's official state bird in 1939, Mr. du Pont became intrigued by the Blue Hen, and he is credited with preserving the breed when it was in danger of extinction.
As a breeder of purebred dogs, Mr. du Pont was the founder of the Wilmington Kennel Club and served as its first president.
Mr. du Pont was an avid sportsman with a longstanding interest in wildlife management and conservation. He was instrumental in establishing and developing the now substantial local breeding flock of Canada geese.
By providing habitat and protection on his farm near Newark, Mr. du Pont played a key role in the re-establishment of the white-tail deer in northern Delaware during the 1930's.
Near the farm, at Milford Crossroads, is another of Mr. du Pont's favorite projects, the Pushmobile Derby track, built on land he owned. In 1954, the derby, sponsored by the Delaware Association of Police, moved to this site.
It was at this time that Mr. du Pont and other civic leaders joined in the establishment of the Pushmobile Track Inc. for the purpose of operating the track and seeing it properly maintained. Mr. du Pont was the track's first president and was re-elected president this past May as he had been every year since its founding.
Mr. du Pont established a trust fund for Sgt. Alvin C. York, the legendary Congressional Medal of Honor winner in World War I, which helped provide the largely forgotten hero with financial security in his final years. Mr. du Pont was 16 when York overran a German machine gun emplacement single-handedly to become America's best known war hero.
Born in Johnstown, Pa., Mr. du Pont was the son of William K. and Ethel Hallock du Pont and a direct descendant of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, founder of the Du Pont Co. He was educated at Wilmington Friends School, the Hill School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. du Pont's widow is the former Virginia Simmons of St. Louis, whom he married in 1934. An earlier marriage to the late Elizabeth Wrenn Govett ended in a widely publicized divorce in the 1920s.
In addition to Mrs. du Pont, his survivors include three sons, S. Hallock Jr. of Miami Springs, Fla., and William K. and Richard S., both near Newark, a daughter by his first marriage, Eve du Pont Remer of Hilton Head, S.C.; a sister Mrs. Donald P. Ross of Montchanin, and four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are private."
Obituary transcript courtesy of Find A Grave Contributor: Florence (48388881)
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