Pierre S. du Pont

Pierre S. du Pont
du Pont in January 1910
President of General Motors
In office
1920–1923
Preceded byWilliam C. Durant
Succeeded byAlfred P. Sloan Jr.
Personal details
Born
Pierre Samuel du Pont

(1870-01-15)January 15, 1870
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 1954(1954-04-04) (aged 84)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Resting placeDu Pont de Nemours Cemetery
Spouse
Alice Belin
(m. 1915; died 1944)
Relations
Parent(s)Lammot du Pont
Mary Belin du Pont
Residence(s)Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationBusinessman, philanthropist

Pierre Samuel du Pont (/dˈpɒnt/; January 15, 1870 – April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family.

He was president of DuPont from 1915 to 1919, and was on its board of directors until 1940. He also managed General Motors from 1915 to 1920, became GM's president in 1920,[1] and was on GM's board of directors until 1928.[2] Among other notable accomplishments, he was among the founding board of directors of the Empire State Building which opened in 1931.

  1. ^ "1918 DuPont, GM & Cars". DuPont. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "1915 Pierre S. du Pont". DuPont. Retrieved August 11, 2014.