[2] He was born on April 14, 1879, to Francis Gurney du Pont and Elise Wigfall Simons.

[3][4] He started work at E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1900 and was made director in 1915 and vice president in 1919.

[4] Felix du Pont died on June 29, 1948, in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

She was the daughter of Judge David Marvel of the Superior Court in Wilmington, Delaware.

[4] His son, Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr., co-founded the All American Aviation Company, predecessor of US Airways Group, Inc., which merged with AMR Corporation in 2013 to form the world's largest airline.