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The du Pont family (English: / d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /) or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817). It has been one of the richest families in the United States since the mid-19th century, when it founded its fortune in the gunpowder business.
William du Pont Jr. (February 11, 1896 – December 31, 1965) was an English-born American businessman and banker, and a prominent figure in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. He developed and designed more than 20 racing venues, including Fair Hill at his 5,000-acre estate in Maryland.
Jul 16, 1995 · He may be best known, however, as the first owner of the Orlando Magic. But five years after American Pioneer Savings Bank collapsed, plunging duPont, a major investor, deep in debt, the...
In 1948, du Pont married world tennis champion Margaret Osborne. The couple had one child, William du Pont, III, born in 1952. The couple divorced in the spring of 1964. Professionally, William du Pont, Jr. worked as a banker at the Delaware Trust Corporation his entire adult life.
Jul 15, 2021 · When William du Pont III unveiled the model of du Pont Centre Friday morning, he looked every inch the part. A pin-striped heir to the nation’s oldest family fortune was announcing plans for...
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Nov 18, 1990 · William duPont III has spent five comfortable years at the pinnacle of Orlando’s power-brokering elite – the man who could get things done when others failed. His ideas have permanently changed...
Jul 15, 2021 · WILLIAM DU PONT III. By. PUBLISHED: April 15, 1985 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 15, 2021 at 8:21 p.m. Personal: July 22, 1952, in Wilmington, Del. Divorced. Father of one son, William du...
