Samuel Francis Du Pont

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United States Navy officer military leader person rear admiral

Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.

Aliases (2)

Samuel F. Du Pont ×1
Samuel Francis du Pont ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy officer → military leader → person → rear admiral →
allegiance	United States of America →
appointedRank	Rear admiral in 1862 →
birthDate	1803-09-27 →
birthPlace	Bayonne, New Jersey →
burialPlace	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia →
commanded	South Atlantic Blockading Squadron →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1865-06-23 →
deathPlace	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
education	trained as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy →
ethnicGroup	French American →
familyName	Du Pont →
fullName	Samuel Francis Du Pont →
gender	male →
givenName	Samuel →
hasRelative	Henry du Pont → Éleuthère Irénée du Pont →
honoredBy	naming of USS Du Pont (DD-941) → naming of USS Dupont (DD-152) →
knownFor	advocacy of steam-powered warships → influence on U.S. naval reforms in the mid-19th century →
memberOf	Du Pont family →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	Rear admiral →
notableBattle	Battle of Port Royal →
notableFor	commanding Union naval forces in the Civil War → modernizing the American naval fleet → service in the Mexican–American War →
occupation	military strategist → naval officer →
participatedIn	American Civil War → Mexican–American War →
residence	Delaware → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
serviceEndYear	1865 →
serviceStartYear	1815 →
sideInConflict	Union →
wasPromotedTo	captain in 1855 → flag officer in 1861 → rear admiral in 1862 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dupont Circle → Dupont Circle Fountain →	namedAfter
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron ("Samuel F. Du Pont") → South Atlantic Blockading Squadron →	notableCommander
Samuel Francis Du Pont →	fullName
Du Pont ("Samuel Francis du Pont") →	hasNotableMember
Dupont Circle Fountain →	honours