Pierre S. du Pont
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Pierre Samuel du Pont January 15, 1870 Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Died | April 4, 1954 (aged 84) Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Resting place | Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery |
| Residence | Longwood Gardens |
| Education | Chemistry (1890) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Businessman, philanthropist |
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| Spouse(s) | Alice Belin |
| Parent(s) | Lammot du Pont & Mary Belin |
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 A Separate Place: The Schools That P.S. du Pont Built (short version), 26:00, Hagley Museum and Library
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Pierre Samuel du Pont (January 15, 1870 – April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family.
He was president of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 1915 to 1919, and served on its Board of Directors until 1940. He also managed General Motors from 1915-1920, became GM's president in 1920, and served on GM's Board of Directors until 1928. Among other notable accomplishments, he was among the Founding Board of Directors of the Empire State Building which opened in 1931.
Du Pont was named after his great-great-grandfather, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, a French economist (who had been granted the ennobling suffix "de Nemours" after election to the Constituent Assembly) and patriarch of the du Pont family. Du Pont de Nemours immigrated to America with relatives including his son, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, who founded the DuPont company in 1802, and whose descendants would form one of the richest American business dynasties of the ensuing two centuries.
Pierre S. du Pont was born January 15, 1870 the family estate near Wilmington, Delaware. He was the eldest of three sons born to Lammot du Pont and Mary Belin. He graduated with a degree in chemistry from MIT in 1890 and became assistant superintendent at Eleutherian Mills on the Brandywine River.
He and his cousin Francis Gurney du Pont developed the first American smokeless powder in 1892 at the Carney's Point plant in New Jersey.
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