Pierre Samuel du Pont, III

Background

III, Pierre Samuel du Pont, was born on January 1, 1911 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Lammot and Natalie (Wilson) Du P.

Career

With engineering department, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1934-1939; with development department, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1940-1941; industrial sales manager sales department nylon division, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1942-1945; assistant director trade analysis division, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1945-1947; director, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1948-1951; assistant director sales, rubber chemicals division, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1951-1954; secretary, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1954-1963; member finance committee, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1959-1963; vice president, member Executive Committee, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1963-1965; vice president, board directors, Christiana Securities Company, 1952-1965. Board directors Wilmington Trust Company.

Achievements

• Pierre Samuel du Pont III has been listed as a noteworthy Business executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Tower Hill School, 1944, president, 1952-1977, chairman, 1977-1988. Member American Chemical Society, Wilmington Club, Wilmington Country Club, New York Yacht, Cruising Club of America.

Connections

Married Jane Holcomb, June 24, 1933. Children: Pierre Samuel IV, Jane de Doliete, Michele Wainwright.

Father:

Lammot P.

Mother:

Natalie (Wilson) Du P.

Spouse:

Jane Holcomb

child:

Pierre Samuel IV III

child:

Jane de Doliete III

child:

Michele Wainwright III