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   Thomas Coleman du Pont (December 11, 1863 – November 11, 1930) was an American engineer and politician, from Greenville, Delaware. He was President of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and a member of the Republican Party who served parts of two terms as United States Senator from Delaware.

   • Occupation: Engineer, corporate executive
   • Political party: Republican

   • Spouse: Alice Elsie du Pont
   • Succeeded by: Daniel O. Hastings

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3. news.yahoo.com › coleman-du-ponts-big-ideaColeman du Pont's big idea that transformed Delaware: A ...

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   Mar 14, 2024 · T. Coleman du Pont used his own money to construct a modern highway from one end of the state to the other as his gift to the state. Here's the story.

4. www.nytimes.com › 1930/11/12 › archivesT. COLEMAN DU PONT, EX-SENATOR, IS DEAD; Leading Member of ...

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   T. COLEMAN DU PONT, EX-SENATOR, IS DEAD; Leading Member of Noted Delaware Family Succumbs After a Long Illness.BEGAN CAREER IN MINING Born in Kentucky, He Headed Powder Company at 39--Had...

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   Who was T Coleman DuPont?

   • T. Coleman DuPont, 1863-1930 In 1900, by the age of 37, T. Coleman du Pont had made his vast fortune in coal, steel, insurance, and commercial real estate. In 1902, he joined his cousins in taking control of, and incorporating, the DuPont Company, serving as its president from then until 1915.

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   Who was T Coleman du Pont?

   • He was a key player in the formation of the holding company, E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company of New Jersey. In 1907, the DuPont Company was sued for antitrust violations; he sold off his stake of the business in 1914. T. Coleman du Pont had control of the Hotel McAlpin, Claridge Atlantic City, Wallick's, and other American hotels.

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   Did Coleman du Pont give a speech?

   • On March 11, 1911, the Wilmington Evening Journal reported part of what du Pont said, “I came down here rather to answer questions to make plainer the details of my proposition than to deliver a speech.” Coleman du Pont, a member of the family that had deep roots in Delaware, was born in Louisville, Kentucky.

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   When was the Coleman DuPont Highway built?

   • The Coleman DuPont Road, Inc. was established in 1911 and construction of the DuPont Highway began. The DuPont Highway would end up being built as a two-lane concrete road on a 60-foot (18 m) alignment with a 32-foot (9.8 m) wide roadway.

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6. www.delawareonline.com › story › newsThe patriarch of Delaware's influential du Pont family has ...

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   Jan 19, 2023 · It was due to a historic rift that happened a few years after cousins Pierre, Alfred and T. Coleman du Pont banded together to buy the DuPont Co. in 1902.

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   T. Coleman DuPont, 1863-1930. In 1900, by the age of 37, T. Coleman du Pont had made his vast fortune in coal, steel, insurance, and commercial real estate. In 1902, he joined his cousins in taking control of, and incorporating, the DuPont Company, serving as its president from then until 1915.

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9. www.delmarvanow.com › story › newsNational model: How Coleman Du Pont planted seed for US ...

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   Aug 17, 2023 · Eight months after Lt. Gov. Anderson predicted that Delaware’s roads system would be a model for the nation, Sen. du Pont introduced a bill in the United States Senate that, if enacted, would...

10. digital.hagley.org › 2014249_20140815_Irenee_du_PontInterview with Irénée du Pont, Jr., 2014 August 15 | Hagley ...

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    Aug 15, 2014 · Synopsis: du Pont describes his reaction to the news of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. He talks about Thanksgiving of 1942, when his father said that Crawford Greenwalt was not at the table because he was making a bomb so powerful it would end the war. He says that his father got in trouble with his brother, Pierre for mentioning it.