Gov. Pete du Pont (1935-2021)

Gov. Pete du Pont (1935-2021) LDI Founder & Honorary Board Member

The late Gov. Pete du Pont was a regular columnist on opinionjournal.com, the editorial page website of the Wall Street Journal. Entitled, Outside the Box, du Pont's columns discussed public policy and political matters relevant to the times. He was Chairman of the National Center for Policy Analysis, an organization which promotes free enterprise and conservative governmental policies. He has served as state legislator, U.S. Congressman, Governor, and in 1988 was a Republican candidate for President of the United States. He is a retired director of the Wilmington, Delaware law firm - Richards, Layton & Finger. Pete was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 22, 1935. He is married to the former Elise R. Wood. They have a daughter, three sons, seven granddaughters, and three grandsons.

 

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