Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies; ran for president in 1988
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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.
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.More Related News