Background
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of A. Felix du Pont (1879–1948) and Mary Chichester (1878–1965), after graduating from Oldfields School in Glencoe, Maryland, the wealthy Alice du Pont pursued a wide variety of interests.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of A. Felix du Pont (1879–1948) and Mary Chichester (1878–1965), after graduating from Oldfields School in Glencoe, Maryland, the wealthy Alice du Pont pursued a wide variety of interests.
Her daughter Phyllis married artist Jamie Wyeth. During World World War II, Ms du Pont served as a volunteer flight instructor for United States military pilots at an airfield on Long Island, New New York The Chichester du Pont Foundation was incorporated in 1946 by Alice du Pont, A., Junior., Lydia Chichester du Pont, and Mary Chichester du Pont Clark.
The foundation, which remains in operation, is primarily involved in supporting youth with donations made to social service organizations for the direct benefit of children.
At the 1982 Keeneland yearling sale she bought the Windfields Farm colt, Devil"s Bag. Devil"s Bag was syndicated for United States$36 million as a breeding sire, and produced more than 40 stakes winners before his death in 2005.
She served as a Trustee of the United States Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, was an Advisory Trustee to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, and was a Director of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Alice du Pont died in Virginia in 2002.
Her grandson was Richard P. Mills (aka Grimnir Wotansvolk / G Heretik, owner of the American National Socialist black metal record label and distro "Vinland Winds") who died in mysterious circumstances on August 28, 2006.
Through her involvement with thoroughbred horses, Alice du Pont Mills became a member of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association, Hickory Tree Farm and Stable elected a member of its Hall of Fame. A founding member of the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia, Alice du Pont Mills" cousin, Marion duPont Scott, was a significant owner/breeder in both flat and steeplechase racing. Involved in a number of charitable works, Alice du Pont Mills was a member of the national board of directors of Planned Parenthood.
A conservationist, she was an active advocate for the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources, serving as founding member of Virginia"s Bulletin Run Conservancy and the Piedmont Environmental Council and became a Trustee of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.