Facts: - party: republican - predecessor: l. heisler ball josiah o. wolcott - birth date: 11 december 1863 - caption: t. coleman du pont in 1902 - death date: 11 november 1930 - spouse: alice elsie du pont - office: united states senator from delaware - term end: december 9 , 1928 november 6 , 1922 - name: thomas coleman du pont - death place: wilmington , delaware , u.s. - birth place: louisville , kentucky , u.s. - successor: daniel o. hastings thomas f. bayard , jr. - occupation: engineer , corporate executive - alma mater: massachusetts institute of technology - residence: wilmington , delaware , u.s. - term start: march 4 , 1925 july 7 , 1921 - image: thomas coleman du pont 1902.jpg - religion: episcopalian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of t. coleman du pont .
thomas coleman du pont -lrb- december 11 , 1863 -- november 11 , 1930 -rrb- 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 .