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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—DelawarePierre Samuel du PONT, IV
(1935- )
du PONT, Pierre Samuel,
IV, a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, New
Castle County, Del., January 22, 1935; educated at Phillips Exeter
Academy, Exeter, N.H., 1948-1952; B.S.E., Princeton University,
1952-1956; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1963; active duty as United
States Naval Reserve Officer, Seabees, 1957-1960; admitted to the
Delaware bar in 1964 and commenced practice in Wilmington; employed
by E.I. du Pont Co., Wilmington, Del., 1963-1970; member, Delaware
and National Republican Finance Committees; State representative
from Delaware’s twelfth district, 1968-1971; delegate to
Delaware State Republican convention, 1966; elected as a Republican
to the Ninety-second and to the two succeeding Congresses (January
3, 1971-January 3, 1977); was not a candidate for reelection in
1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress but was elected Governor of
Delaware; reelected in 1981 and served from January 18, 1977, to
January 15, 1985; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican
nomination to the U.S. Presidency in 1988; is a resident of
Rockland, Del.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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