Pete du Pont
Pete du Pont
Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IVis an American lawyer and politician from Rockland, in New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. He was the United States Representative for Delaware from 1971 to 1977 and subsequently served as the 68th Governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985. He is a member of the Republican Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 January 1935
CountryUnited States of America
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