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The du Pont family (English: / d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /) [1] or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), a French minor aristocrat. It has been one of the richest families in the United States since the mid-19th century, when it founded its fortune in the gunpowder business.
In 1957, he joined DuPont as an industrial engineer in the Kinston, North Carolina, plant, moving on to manufacturing and management positions in Wilmington, Delaware, Old Hickory, Tennessee and Camden, South Carolina. [1] [2] [5] He was CEO and chairman from 1989 to 1995. [1] [4] During that time, DuPont stock increased by 160 percent. [4]
Pierre Samuel du Pont (/ d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /; 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.
The richest American families accumulated their billion-dollar fortunes in different ways, from publishing and cosmetics to retailers and hotels.
Through later mergers the company became DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC), part of the American DuPont chemical empire, and was rebranded as Axalta Coating Systems after being purchased by The Carlyle Group in 2013. Axalta went public on the New York Stock Exchange in November 2014 and since then has become fully independent. Carlyle Group ...
The richest family in the country in 2024 is the Walton family, related to Walmart founders Sam and Bud Walton. The family is collectively worth about $267 billion, according to Forbes.
The Forbes 400 list features the wealthiest billionaires in the US, but not every American with three commas in their net worth made the cut. Meet the 9 richest people in America, who have a ...
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