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T. Coleman du Pont's presidency marked a period of significant growth and diversification for the company, as he led DuPont's expansion into the chemical industry and oversaw the acquisition of several smaller chemical companies.
Mar 16, 2014 · By now, most Delawareans have probably learned that, a century ago, T. Coleman du Pont built the DuPont Highway, linking Wilmington and Sussex County, that Pierre S. du Pont financed construction of 86 “colored schools” and 26 more for white students up and down the state, and that Alfred I. du Pont created a pension plan for needy elderly ...
Oct 6, 2015 · • T. Coleman du Pont, 1902-1915: He and two other great-grandsons of the founder turned DuPont into a publicly held corporation. • Pierre S. du Pont , 1915-1919: One of the three cousins who ...
Pierre Samuel du Pont (/ d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /; January 15, 1870 – April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family. He was president of DuPont from 1915 to 1919, and was on its board of directors until 1940.
(On verso) "T. Coleman duPont President E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Vol 3 - ch 14" Subject: Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930; E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company; Industrialists; Portrait photography; Portraits; Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0: Credit line: Courtesy of Science History Institute
Many of his backers, including T. Coleman du Pont, feared they might have to assume financial liabilities for these company promises and resigned their positions and board memberships. By the time the lake side hotel, now known as the Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn, formally opened in February 1926, the corporation had serious problems.
Alfred Irénée du Pont (May 12, 1864 – April 28, 1935) was an American industrialist, financier, philanthropist and a member of the influential Du Pont family.. Alfred du Pont first rose to prominence through his work in his family's Delaware-based gunpowder manufacturing plant, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (now known as DuPont), in which for many years he served as a director of ...
