Pierre S. du Pont, IV
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| 68th Governor of Delaware | |
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In office January 18, 1977 – January 15, 1985 |
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| Lieutenant |
James D. McGinnis Michael N. Castle |
| Preceded by | Sherman W. Tribbitt |
| Succeeded by | Michael N. Castle |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's At-large district |
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In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | William V. Roth, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Evans, Jr. |
| Member of the Delaware House of Representatives | |
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In office January 14, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Pierre Samuel du Pont IV January 22, 1935 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elise Ravenel Wood |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware and North Haven, Maine |
| Education |
Phillips Exeter Academy Princeton University Harvard Law School |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV (born January 22, 1935) is an American lawyer and politician from Rockland, in New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. He was the United States Representative for Delaware from 1971 to 1977 and subsequently served as the 68th Governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985. He is a member of the Republican Party.
A member of the Du Pont family, du Pont was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Pierre S. du Pont III and Jane Holcomb du Pont, and great nephew of Pierre S. du Pont, the developer of Longwood Gardens. After an education at the Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve (Seabees) from 1957 until 1960. He is married to Elise Ravenel Wood and has four children, Elise, Pierre S. du Pont V, Benjamin Franklin du Pont, and Eleuthère I. du Pont.
From 1963 until 1970 du Pont was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. In 1968 he was elected to the 1969–70 session of the Delaware House of Representatives. He seriously considered a bid for a United States Senate seat in 1972 (eventually won by Democrat Joseph R. Biden, Jr.), but realized he faced a primary election against former U.S. Representative Harry G. Haskell, Jr. He bowed to the desire of Republican leaders, including President Richard Nixon, to have a reluctant incumbent U.S. Senator J. Caleb Boggs seek a third term.
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