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ETrenee du Pont Dies Last of Noted Du Pont Trio
ETrenee du Pont, 86, last of three brothers who built a vast diversified chemical firm, died at home in Wilmington. He led the company as president 1919–1926 and later served as vice chairman, guiding expansion into rayon, cellophane, and other products. The Du Pont firm grew to about 100,000 workers during World War I, then to 100,000 again with global operations and 1,200 products. He helped found Tower Hill School and received a Delaware honorary doctor of science at age 80. He married Irene Sophie in 1900, leaving eight children.
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