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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 1977.
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 · Pete du Pont, the former Republican governor, presidential candidate and DuPont heir whose sprawling influence transformed state government and helped bring the credit card industry to Delaware,...
May 9, 2021 · Pete du Pont, the former governor of Delaware who was once a presidential hopeful for the GOP, has died aged 86. Du Pont died on Saturday at his home in Wilmington after batting...
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.
WILMINGTON – Former Gov. Pierre Samuel “Pete” du Pont IV, who spearheaded Delaware’s landmark 1981 Financial Center Development Act that convinced many of the nation’s largest banks to move operations to the First State, died Saturday at age 86 after a long illness, his family announced.
May 10, 2021 · Mr. du Pont, who died May 8 at age 86, broke with tradition by leaving the family business for a career in law and politics. He held multiple elected offices and made an unsuccessful bid in the...
