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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. Early life and family.
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 · Du Pont served as governor from 1977 to 1985, cutting taxes, deregulating business and bringing the credit card industry to the state. He also ran for president as a moderate Republican and later became a conservative activist.
May 9, 2021 · 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 was 86.
May 11, 2021 · Du Pont, the former Republican governor, was seen as a transformation figure in Delaware who fundamentally changed how state government operates. He died Saturday at 86.
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...
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 a...
