| LC control no. | nr 92018059 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 |
| Variant(s) | Du Pont, Coleman, 1863-1930 Du Pont, Thomas Coleman, 1863-1930 DuPont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 Pont, T. Coleman du (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | United States Highway 13 United States Highway 113 (Del. and Md.) Washington (D.C.) |
| Located | Johnstown (Pa.) Wilmington (Del.) New York (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1863-12-11 |
| Death date | 1930-11-11 |
| Place of birth | Louisville (Ky.) |
| Place of death | New Castle (Del.) |
| Field of activity | Chemical industry Street-railroads Coal mines and mining Steel industry and trade Hotels Real estate development Politics, Practical |
| Affiliation | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Coleman du Pont Road, Inc. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States Republican National Committee (U.S.) Hotel McAlpin (New York, N.Y.) Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.) Willard Hotel (Washington, D.C.) |
| Profession or occupation | Capitalists and financiers Legislators--United States Executives |
| Special note | Data provided by PAFC/PACSCL |
| Found in | E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co. Records, 1765-1962 (T. Coleman du Pont; Thomas Coleman du Pont, business signature, T. C. du Pont; b. Dec. 11, 1863 at Louisville, Ky.; d. Nov. 11, 1930 at home, Buena Vista, in New Castle, Del.;; son of A. Bidermann du Pont and Ellen Coleman du Pont; capitalist and financier; president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, 1902-1915; president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, 1903-1915; cashed out of the company in 1915 to pursue independent pursuits; built the Du Pont Highway running the length of the state, 1911-1923 and made a gift of it to the state (now parts of U.S. Highway 13 and 113); U.S. senator from Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-28) Dictionary of American biography, supplement 1 : p. 271-272 (Du Pont, Thomas Coleman; in his early career, was head of the Central Coal & Iron Company at Louisville; between 1893 and 1902 was manager of a steel mill and street railroads at Johnstown, Pa., and formed an organization to promote street railways in other parts of the country; about 1912 secured a controlling intered in the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; after 1915 engaged in real estate development and owning hotels, including the old Waldorf-Astoria, the McAlpin, the Savoy-Plaza and Sherry-Netherland in New York, the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia and the new Willard in Washington, D.C.; became a member of the Republican National Committee in 1908) |
| Associated language | eng |
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