Marion duPont Scott

She was the last private owner of Montpelier, the mansion and land estate of former United States President James Madison.

During the National Trust's 2003–2008 major restoration of the mansion to its design during the time of Madison's residency, the house was reduced from the 55-room structure developed by the du Pont family back to its original 22 rooms.

Marion was born in Wilmington, Delaware,[1] the daughter of William du Pont and his second wife, Annie Rogers, the former wife of George Zinn, Sr. She had one sibling, William duPont, Jr., and a half-brother, George Zinn, Jr. She spent her childhood at Binfield, Berkshire, England.

[6][7] In 1934, she and her brother William founded the Montpelier Steeplechase Hunt Races, held on the grounds of the estate.

Her legacy lives in Camden with the annual steeplechase "Marion duPont Scott's Colonial Cup" that she founded in 1970.

[citation needed] In 1976, she compiled and published her book "Montpelier-The Recollections of Marion duPont Scott," with help from writer Gerald Strine.

[9] Marion Scott had additions made to Montpelier for her own use, including wings that brought the total of rooms up to 55.

Marion Scott owned Thoroughbred racehorses that competed under her nom de course, Montpelier Stable, in both flat racing and steeplechase.

A stipulation of the gift called for the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation, which operates Morven Park, to offer 200 acres upon which the medical center was built.

The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center at Morven Park is affiliated with the Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.