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 .
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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 .