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Harvard University ( LLB) Pierre Samuel " Pete " du Pont IV (January 22, 1935 – May 8, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 68th governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985. A member of the Republican Party, he was the United States representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 1971 to ...
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May 9, 2021 · Pete du Pont, the scion of one of America’s wealthiest families and a two-term Republican governor of Delaware who presided over an economic revival in his debt-ridden state and in 1988 ran for ...
May 9, 2021 · Pierre S. du Pont IV was born Jan. 22, 1935, in Wilmington to parents Pierre S. du Pont III and Jane Holcomb du Pont. He is the descendent of E.I. du Pont de Nemours, who founded the Du Pont Co.
May 9, 2021 · 05/09/2021 12:43 PM EDT. WILMINGTON, Del. — Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV, a former Delaware governor and congressman who sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1988, has died. He ...
May 9, 2021 · Former Governor and Congressman Pete du Pont died Saturday at age 86 after battling a long illness according to his former chief-of-staff Bob Perkins. Du Pont served two terms as governor from 1977 to 1985, taking office with the state facing a fiscal crisis. During his tenure, the Republican led passage the 1981 “Financial Center Development ...
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May 8, 2021 · Pete demonstrated that good will, humor and a genuine sense of neighborliness, combined with clear vision, can transform a state. Those values are in short supply today. Delaware misses its good friend, Pete du Pont. Born: Jan. 22, 1935; died, May 8, 2021. Son of: Pierre S. Du Pont III and Jane Holcomb du Pont.
Apr 29, 2022 · 0:04. 0:50. Delawareans gathered in Wilmington on Friday to honor Pete du Pont, the transformational governor whose influence is still embedded in state politics. Du Pont died at 86 in May 2021 in ...