Thomas Coleman du Pont was an American engineer and politician, from Greenville, Delaware. He was President of E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, and a member of the Republican Party who served parts of two terms as United States Senator from Delaware.
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| E I DuPont de Nemours and Co | |||
| Coleman DuPont Road, Inc | 1911 | 1918 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1908/00/00 | Seeing the need for a main highway in Delaware, DuPont envisions a 200-foot right-of-way that has a 40-foot automobile highway flanked by trolley tracks, roads for heavy vehicle traffic, unpaved roads for horses and sidewalks above buried utility lines. | Developer | |||||
| 1911/10/16 | Coleman DuPont Road, Inc is incorporated in the state of Delaware, to acquire land and construct a highway the length of the state. After portions of the DuPont Highway are built, they are to be turned over to the state at no charge. | Benefactor | |||||
| 1918/07/20 | Du Pont agrees with the state of Delaware for the newly formed DSHD to construct the rest of the highway. T Coleman du Pont will finance the remaining sections up to $44,000 per mile and the State will complete the road to Milford. | Developer | |||||
| 1919/06/00 | T Coleman du Pont and Lucius M Boomer, president of Boomer-du Pont Properties Corp lease the Bellvue. The ground and building are retained by George C Boldt Jr. Boomer-du Pont offer $7,500,000 to buy the hotel, but Boldt wants $10,000,000. | Owner | Bellevue Stratford Hotel | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1923/00/00 | T Coleman du Pont continues to fund the Delaware highway project until it is completed near Odessa at a cost of $3,917,000. The roadway will eventually be incorporated into the federal highway system as Routes 13 and 113. | Developer | Odessa, DE | Delaware | |||
| 1925/12/00 | Backed by duPont, The Bellevue Company buys the Bellevue Hotel for $6,500,000 from the heirs of George C Boldt. About $3,000,000 is paid in cash and a $3,500,000 mortgage is assumed by Bellevue. | Owner | Bellevue Stratford Hotel | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1960/02/08 | Frank duPont, trustee of the estate of Coleman duPont and owner of Coleman DuPont Road Inc, transfers the company to the State of Delaware. It is then dissolved, property is conveyed to the Highway Dept and monies are paid to the General Fund. | Benefactor |
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