| Lammot du Pont | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1831 |
| Died | March 29, 1884 (aged 53) Gibbstown, NJ[1] |
| Education | University of Delaware |
| Employer | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company |
| Spouse | Mary Belin |
| Children | Pierre S. du Pont Irénée du Pont Lammot du Pont II |
| Parents | Alfred V. du Pont |
| Relatives | Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, grandfather |
Lammot du Pont I (1831 – March 29, 1884) was a key member of the Du Pont family in the mid-nineteenth century. His father was Alfred V. du Pont, the eldest son and successor of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of DuPont. He obtained a chemistry degree from the University of Pennsylvania and entered into the family business. Lammot patented B blasting powder, also known as soda powder in 1857. His invention used an inexpensive Peruvian and Chilean sodium nitrate, which he had discovered in 1858(?) could be used to manufacture black powder more cheaply than potassium nitrate, and made DuPont a major force in the blasting powder industry. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned captain of Company B, 5th Delaware Infantry Regiment that served at Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. Later, he founded the Repauno Chemical Company and helped DuPont enter the high explosives business. He died in a nitroglycerin explosion in March 1884.
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A building at the University of Delaware is named in his honor. It houses laboratories of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the College of Marine Studies.[2]
Lammot du Pont married Mary Belin (1839–1913)[3] and had the following children: