T. Coleman du Pont
| Thomas Coleman du Pont | |
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T. Coleman du Pont in 1902
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United States Senator from Delaware |
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In office March 4, 1925 – December 9, 1928 |
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| Preceded by | L. Heisler Ball |
| Succeeded by | Daniel O. Hastings |
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In office July 7, 1921 – November 7, 1922 |
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| Preceded by | Josiah O. Wolcott |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. |
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December 11, 1863 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1930 (aged 66) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Elsie du Pont |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | engineer, corporate executive |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Thomas Coleman du Pont (December 11, 1863 – November 11, 1930) was an American engineer and politician, from Greenville, Delaware. He was President of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and a member of the Republican Party who served parts of two terms as United States Senator from Delaware.
Du Pont was born at Louisville, Kentucky. He was a cousin of U.S. Senator Henry A. du Pont and great grandson of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Du Pont attended preparatory school at Urbana University and earned an engineering degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While at MIT, he was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity.
He married a cousin, Alice Elsie du Pont (granddaughter of Charles I. du Pont), and in 1891 they had a daughter, Alice Hounsfield du Pont. In 1921, Alice married Clayton Douglass Buck, future U.S. Senator and two-term governor of Delaware. She inherited her father's family home, Buena Vista, and in 1965 the Bucks sold it to the State of Delaware for $1. The state now operates it as the Buena Vista Conference Center. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Du Pont started his career in the family's coal mines, the Central Coal and Iron Company, and soon pursued opportunities in street railways. In 1894, He began working as the general manager of the Johnson Street Rail Company in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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