Background
He was born on April 14, 1879 to Francis Gurney du Pont and Elise Wigfall Simons.
He was born on April 14, 1879 to Francis Gurney du Pont and Elise Wigfall Simons.
He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1901.
He started work at East. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in 1900 and was made director in 1915 and vice president in 1919. Felix du Pont died on June 29, 1948 in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He was buried in Old Saint Anne"s Church Cemetery in Middletown, Delaware.
In 1897, he co-founded The University of Pennsylvania Band.