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'''Edmund N.''' "'''Ned'''" '''Carpenter, II''' (1921–2008) was president of Richards, Layton & Finger, a law firm located in Wilmington, Delaware. He studied at [[Princeton University|Princeton]], where he later established the Edward N. Carpenter, II professorship, and at [[Harvard University]]. He earned a [[Bronze Star]] for his service in [[World War II]], and was a past president of the Delaware Bar Association and the American Judicature Society. Carpenter died on December 19, 2008.<ref>American Judicature Society: ''In Memoriam: Edmund N. "Ned" Carpenter II'', http://www.ajs.org/ajs/publications/Judicatories/2009/January/carpenter.asp, January 2009.</ref>
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'''Edmund N.''' "'''Ned'''" '''Carpenter II''' (January 27, 1921 - December 19, 2008) was an American attorney.

== Early life and education ==
Carpenter was born January 27, 1921 in [[Wilmington, Delaware]], the third and youngest son, of Walter Samuel Carpenter (1888-1976), the first non-family vice president of [[DuPont]], and Mary Louise ([[née]] Wootten). He was named after his paternal great-uncle [[Edmund N. Carpenter]]. Carpenter earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] at [[Princeton University|Princeton]],<ref name="ABA">[https://books.google.com/books?id=Rkt8GxR5hPUC&pg=PA339 ''ABA Journal'', Volume 61, American Bar Association, March 1975, page 339. Retrieved December 22, 2019.]</ref> where he later established the Edmund N. Carpenter II Professorship,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://humanities.princeton.edu/people/role/carpenter-professor/ |title=Princeton University. Retrieved December 22, 2019. |access-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222164320/https://humanities.princeton.edu/people/role/carpenter-professor/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> then graduated from [[Harvard Law School]], in 1948.<ref name="ABA" />

== Career ==
Carpenter led a behind-enemy-lines rescue of seven American airmen from Dien Bien Phu in Indochina in March, 1945.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Irons |first1=Martin |title=Corsair Down! Tales of Rescue and Survival During World War II |date=2021 |publisher=Schiffer Military Publishing |location=Atglen, PA |isbn=978-0-7643-6224-8 |pages=157–161}}</ref> In August, 1945 he helped return several [[Doolittle Raiders]] who had been held as POWs since 1942 by the Japanese. He earned a [[Bronze Star]] for his service in [[World War II]], and was a past president of the [[Delaware State Bar Association]] and of the [[American Judicature Society]]. Carpenter died on December 19, 2008.<ref>American Judicature Society: ''In Memoriam: Edmund N. "Ned" Carpenter II'', http://www.ajs.org/ajs/publications/Judicatories/2009/January/carpenter.asp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224035842/http://www.ajs.org/ajs/publications/Judicatories/2009/January/carpenter.asp |date=2010-12-24 }} January 2009.</ref>


==Essays==
==Essays==
In 1938, while a 17-year-old student in [[Lawrenceville, NJ]], Carpenter wrote an essay entitled "Before I die...", setting out the things he hoped to achieve in his life. The essay was read at his 2008 funeral by one of his daughters, Lea Carpenter. The essay achieved some acclaim, and was later reprinted in several newspapers, including ''The Wall Street Journal''.<ref>''Before I Die...As in the case of love, no man has lived until he has felt sorrow.'', http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704041504575045663151022470.html, FEBRUARY 6, 2010.</ref>
In 1938, while a 17-year-old student in [[Lawrenceville, NJ]], Carpenter wrote an essay entitled "Before I die...", setting out the things he hoped to achieve in his life. The essay was read at his 2008 funeral by one of his daughters, Katie Carpenter. The essay achieved some acclaim, and was later reprinted in several newspapers, including ''The Wall Street Journal''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=II |first=Edmund N. Carpenter |title=Edmund N. Carpenter, II: Before I Die . . . |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704041504575045663151022470 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
On July 18, 1970, Carpenter married Frances Carroll Braxton Morgan Gates (born 1941), at Fair Hall, in [[Mendenhall, Pennsylvania]]. The bride is a granddaughter of Philip Francis du Pont of [[Fairville, Pennsylvania]], a lesser known member of the [[Du Pont family]] but direct descendant of the company founder [[Éleuthère Irénée du Pont]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1970-07-19 |title=Mrs. Frances Gates Is Wed to E. N. Carpenter 2d |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/07/19/archives/mrs-frances-gates-is-wed-to-en-carpenter-2d.html |access-date=2024-05-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXyqDaCOCc0 |title=The Du Ponts: America's Wealthiest Family {{!}} Full Documentary {{!}} Biography |language=en |access-date=2024-05-07 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> She was previously engaged to John David Gates, a Yale graduate of Greenwich, Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1961-04-25 |title=Carroll Morgan engaged to Yale man John B. Gates |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-carroll-morgan-engaged/144562933/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |work=The News Journal |pages=34}}</ref> They had six children.

His widow, [[philanthropist]] Carroll M. Carpenter, established the Edmund N. and Carroll M. Carpenter Professorship in Psychiatry at [[Harvard Medical School]].<ref>[https://delawarebusinessnow.com/2017/01/carpenter-wins-state-chambers-josiah-marvel-cup/ ''Carpenter wins the State Chamber’s Josiah Marvel Cup'', ''Delaware Business Now '', January 9, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2019.]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.innsofcourt.org/Content/Default.aspx?Id=344 Citation for Professionalism Award, 2003]
* [http://www.innsofcourt.org/Content/Default.aspx?Id=344 Citation for Professionalism Award, 2003]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daphne-oz/finding-my-mentor-mr-carp_b_397049.html First Hand Account of Meeting with Edmund Carpenter II, by Daphne Oz]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daphne-oz/finding-my-mentor-mr-carp_b_397049.html First Hand Account of Meeting with Edmund Carpenter II, by Daphne Oz]
* [https://www.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704041504575045663151022470.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion Before I Die Essay, in Wall Street Journal]
* [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704041504575045663151022470?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion Before I Die Essay, in Wall Street Journal]
* [http://www.ajs.org/ajs/publications/Judicatories/2009/January/carpenter.asp Obituary at American Judicature Society]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101224035842/http://www.ajs.org/ajs/publications/Judicatories/2009/January/carpenter.asp Obituary at American Judicature Society]


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Latest revision as of 23:55, 7 May 2024

For other people with the same name, see Edmund Carpenter.
Edmund N. Carpenter II
Born
Edmund Nelson Carpenter II

(1921-01-27)January 27, 1921
DiedDecember 19, 2008(2008-12-19) (aged 87)
OccupationAttorney

Edmund N. "Ned" Carpenter II (January 27, 1921 - December 19, 2008) was an American attorney.

Early life and education[edit]

Carpenter was born January 27, 1921 in Wilmington, Delaware, the third and youngest son, of Walter Samuel Carpenter (1888-1976), the first non-family vice president of DuPont, and Mary Louise (née Wootten). He was named after his paternal great-uncle Edmund N. Carpenter. Carpenter earned a BA at Princeton,[1] where he later established the Edmund N. Carpenter II Professorship,[2] then graduated from Harvard Law School, in 1948.[1]

Career[edit]

Carpenter led a behind-enemy-lines rescue of seven American airmen from Dien Bien Phu in Indochina in March, 1945.[3] In August, 1945 he helped return several Doolittle Raiders who had been held as POWs since 1942 by the Japanese. He earned a Bronze Star for his service in World War II, and was a past president of the Delaware State Bar Association and of the American Judicature Society. Carpenter died on December 19, 2008.[4]

Essays[edit]

In 1938, while a 17-year-old student in Lawrenceville, NJ, Carpenter wrote an essay entitled "Before I die...", setting out the things he hoped to achieve in his life. The essay was read at his 2008 funeral by one of his daughters, Katie Carpenter. The essay achieved some acclaim, and was later reprinted in several newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal.[5]

Personal life[edit]

On July 18, 1970, Carpenter married Frances Carroll Braxton Morgan Gates (born 1941), at Fair Hall, in Mendenhall, Pennsylvania. The bride is a granddaughter of Philip Francis du Pont of Fairville, Pennsylvania, a lesser known member of the Du Pont family but direct descendant of the company founder Éleuthère Irénée du Pont.[6][7] She was previously engaged to John David Gates, a Yale graduate of Greenwich, Connecticut.[8] They had six children.

His widow, philanthropist Carroll M. Carpenter, established the Edmund N. and Carroll M. Carpenter Professorship in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b ABA Journal, Volume 61, American Bar Association, March 1975, page 339. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Princeton University. Retrieved December 22, 2019". Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Irons, Martin (2021). Corsair Down! Tales of Rescue and Survival During World War II. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military Publishing. pp. 157–161. ISBN 978-0-7643-6224-8.
  4. ^ American Judicature Society: In Memoriam: Edmund N. "Ned" Carpenter II, http://www.ajs.org/ajs/publications/Judicatories/2009/January/carpenter.asp Archived 2010-12-24 at the Wayback Machine January 2009.
  5. ^ II, Edmund N. Carpenter. "Edmund N. Carpenter, II: Before I Die . . ". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  6. ^ "Mrs. Frances Gates Is Wed to E. N. Carpenter 2d". The New York Times. 1970-07-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  7. ^ The Du Ponts: America's Wealthiest Family | Full Documentary | Biography. Retrieved 2024-05-07 – via www.youtube.com.
  8. ^ "Carroll Morgan engaged to Yale man John B. Gates". The News Journal. 1961-04-25. p. 34. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  9. ^ Carpenter wins the State Chamber’s Josiah Marvel Cup, Delaware Business Now , January 9, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

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