Pete du Pont (born January 22, 1935) (full name Pierre Samuel du Pont IV) is an American politician who served as Governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985. As of 2005, he is national policy chairman of the National Center for Policy Analysis. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Delaware Governors Governors of New Sweden, 1639-1655 Peter Minuit 1639-1640 Peter Hollandaer Ridder 1640-1643 Johan Björnsson Printz 1643-1653 Johan Papegoya 1653-1654 Johan Classon Rising 1654-1655 Part of New Netherland, 1655-1664 Part of New York, 1664-1682 Part of Pennsylvania, 1682... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) is an American public policy research organization. ...

Du Pont was born to Pierre Samuel du Pont III and Jane Holcomb du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. Du Pont attended the Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School, was in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1957 to 1960, and was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. from 1963 to 1970. Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter or PEA) is a co-educational independent boarding school located on 471 acres (1. ... For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... The United States Naval Reserve is the reserve component of the United States Navy. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the DuPont company. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

From 1971 to 1977 du Pont was the U.S. Representative from Delaware. He steped down from this office following his election as Governor of Delaware in the autumn of 1976, a post he would be re-elected to in 1980. Du Pont ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Presidential nomination during the 1988 election. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Du Pont is married to Elise Ravenel Wood du Pont, heir to the Wawa Food Markets chain of convenience stores. The couple has four children and divides their time between residences in Wilmington, Delaware and North Haven, Maine. Wawa is a chain of convenience store/gas stations, mostly in the Delaware Valley region of Pennsylvania, although the chain has now expanded into Virginia as far as the Hampton Roads, and can be found throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware. ... Location in Delaware Founded  -Incorporated  {{{incorporated}}} County New Castle County Mayor James M. Baker (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 44. ... North Haven is a famous upper class enclave, summer colony and island located in in Penobscot Bay, Maine. ...

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