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Among the moneyed Du Ponts, who preferred the privacy of their elegant homes and the offices and plants of the chemical company that bore their name, Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV was a bit of a rebel.
Du Pont, who died Saturday at age 86 after a long illness, according to his former chief of staff, broke with family tradition by leaving the family business for a career in law and politics.
That led Du Pont to multiple elected offices and an unsuccessful bid in the 1987-88 Republican presidential primary race.
The Du Ponts, big-money establishment industrialists, were among the nation’s wealthiest families. That wasn’t a problem for Du Pont when he ran for statewide office in Delaware.
Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies; political career included a run for president in 1988
Updated May 09, 2021;
Posted May 09, 2021
FILE - In this April 27, 1987, file photo, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, left, shakes the hands of former Delaware Governor Pierre Du Pont, right as former Virginia Governor Charles S. Robb looks on, after both men attended the Jobs for Bay State Grads program in Boston. Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV, a former Delaware governor and congressman who sought the 1988 Republican presidential nomination, has died at age 86. (AP Photo/Jim Shea, File)AP
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WILMINGTON, Del. Among the moneyed du Ponts, who preferred the privacy of their elegant homes and the offices and plants of the chemical company that bore their name, Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV was a bit of a rebel.
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WILMINGTON, Del. Among the moneyed du Ponts, who preferred the privacy of their elegant homes and the offices and plants of the chemical company that bore their name, Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV was a bit of a rebel.
Du Pont, who died Saturday at age 86 after a long illness, according to his former chief of staff, broke with family tradition by leaving the family business for a career in law and politics.
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