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Marion duPont Scott (May 3, 1894 – September 4, 1983) was a thoroughbred horsebreeder who operated a racing stable for both flat and steeplechase racing. She was the last private owner of Montpelier, the mansion and land estate of former United States President James Madison.
Her most famous horse was Battleship, who in 1938 was the first American-owned and American-bred horse to win the British Grand National steeplechase race. Marion’s two marriages (to Thomas Somerville in 1925, and rising actor Randolph Scott in 1936) ended in amicable divorces. She had no children.
Jan 18, 2024 · Scott married his childhood friend Marion duPont later that year, but she mostly still lived across the country; his relationship with Grant continued through to and beyond Scott’s 1939...
Dec 13, 2018 · Marion duPont Scott was a distinguished horse rider, breeder, and equestrian enthusiast, regarded by many as America’s First Lady of Racing. [1] Marion and her brother, William duPont Jr., grew up at Montpelier after their parents purchased the property in 1901.[2]
Started as a community event by former Montpelier owner Marion DuPont Scott, the Montpelier Races now host thousands the first Saturday in November for a unique steeplechase racing experience surrounded in rich Virginia history.
Marion duPont Scott (1894-1983) was an internationally renowned Virginia horse breeder and owner of Montpelier, James Madison’s Orange County home. A great-granddaughter of the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Mrs. Scott grew up at Montpelier.
Marion duPont Scott, the daughter of William duPont and Annie Rogers duPont, spent her early childhood at Binfield Park, Berkshire, England. She was the great-granddaughter of Eluthere Irenee duPont of Wilmington, Delaware, the founder of the duPont Company.
Marion duPont Scott (May 3, 1894 – September 4, 1983) was a thoroughbred horsebreeder who operated a racing stable for both flat and steeplechase racing. She was the last private owner of Montpelier, the mansion and land estate of former United States President James Madison.
Marion duPont Scott died in 1983 and bequeathed the property to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, with $10 million (~$25.7 million in 2023) as an endowment to buy and maintain it. Her father's will had stated that if she died childless, the property would go to her brother William duPont Jr. and his children.
Mar 16, 2014 · At the time of her death in 1983, Marion DuPont Scott bequeathed the property to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Unfortunately, her father’s will stated that if she died with no children the estate would go to her brother William DuPont, Jr.
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