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Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
French-American writer, economist, and government official (1739–1817)
"Pierre S. DuPont" redirects here. For his descendant (1870–1954), see Pierre S. du Pont.
"Du Pont de Nemours" redirects here. For the company, see DuPont (1802–2017).
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours | |
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| Born | Pierre Samuel du Pont (1739-12-14)14 December 1739 Paris, France |
| Died | 7 August 1817(1817-08-07) (aged 77) Greenville, Delaware, US |
| Spouses | Nicole-Charlotte Marie-Louise le Dée de Rencourt (m. 1766; died 1784)Marie Françoise Robin de Poivre (m. 1795) |
| Children | Victor Marie du Pont Eleuthère Irénée du Pont |
| Residence(s) | Chevannes, Burgundy; Nemours, France |
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (dew-PONT, DEW-pont,[1]French:[pjɛʁsamɥɛldypɔ̃d(ə)nəmuʁ]; 14 December 1739 – 7 August 1817) was a French-American writer, economist, publisher and government official. During the French Revolution, he, his two sons and the
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About
PIERRE SAMUEL “PETE” DU PONT IV was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Pierre Samuel du Pont, III and Jane Holcomb du Pont. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, N.H., Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He served as a U.S. Naval Reserve Officer as part of the Seabees from 1957-1960. He was admitted to the Delaware bar in 1964 and commenced practice in Wilmington. DuPont was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. from 1963-1970. He served as a member of the Delaware and National Republican Finance Committees and became a state representative were he served from 1968-1971. He was elected to the U.S. Representatives, and served from 1971-1977. He was elected as Governor of Delaware in November 1976 and reelected to a second term in 1980. He served on the Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism and on the President’s Task Force on Private Sector Intiatives. DuPont founded Jobs for Graduates, a job-counseling program for high school students. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1988. He
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1870-1954: Pierre S. du Pont
Pierre S. du Pont was born in 1870 in a DuPont Company house overlooking the Brandywine Creek just north of Wilmington, Delaware. His early years were influenced by the area’s natural beauty and by the du Pont family’s long tradition of gardening. But not even Pierre himself could have predicted that he would someday become one of the country’s most influential gardeners.
While he always preferred to live amid the quiet, familiar beauty of the Brandywine Valley, Pierre was greatly influenced by his frequent travels around the globe. He attended several world’s fairs and expositions, where he was astounded by grand architecture and the latest technology, including the huge display of water pumps at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and illuminated fountains at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
While traveling, he was also exposed to a wide variety of garden settings, including Horticultural Hall at the 1876 Centennial, England's Sydenham Crystal Palace, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the flora of South
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