Description: Stock issued to and signed at back by Pierre S. DuPont. Rare! Pierre Samuel du Pont (/dupnt/; January 15, 1870 " April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family. He was president of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 1915 to 1919, and served on its board of directors until 1940. He also managed General Motors from 1915-1920, became GM's president in 1920, and served on GM's board of directors until 1928. Among other notable accomplishments, he was among the founding board of directors of the Empire State Building which opened in 1931. Du Pont was born January 15, 1870, on the family estate near Wilmington, Delaware, and was named after his great-great-grandfather, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours,. He was the eldest of three sons born to Lammot du Pont and Mary Belin. His great-great-grandfather, and namesake, was a French economist (who had been granted the ennobling suffix "de Nemours" after election to the Constituent Assembly) and patriarch of the du Pont family. Du Pont de Nemours immigrated to America with relatives including his son, Eleuthre Irne du Pont, who founded the DuPont company in 1802, and whose descendants would form one of the richest American business dynasties of the ensuing two centuries. In 1884 his father was killed in an industrial accident. As the eldest son of ten children he served as patriarch o Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.
Price: 1775 USD
Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
End Time: 2025-01-20T22:10:37.000Z
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