James Buchanan Duke
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American businessman (1856-1925)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1856-12-23 ) December 23, 1856, Durham, North Carolina , U.S.
- Died
- October 10, 1925 (1925-10-10) (aged 68), New York City , U.S.
- Resting place
- Duke University
- Occupation
- Tobacco entrepreneur
- Known for
- American Tobacco Company , British American Tobacco Duke University
- Spouses
- Lillian Fletcher McCredy, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1904 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1906 ) Nanaline Holt Inman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1907 )
- Children
- Doris Duke
- Parents
- Washington Duke (father) Artelia Roney (mother)
- Relatives
- Benjamin Newton Duke (brother), Mary Duke Lyons (sister), Brodie Duke (half-brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Duke
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Durham
- Place of death
- New York City
- Child
- Doris Duke
- Father
- Washington Duke
- Sibling
- Benjamin Newton Duke
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Image
- BuckDuke.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1856-01-01
- date of death
- 1925-01-01
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- name in native language
- James Buchanan Duke
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- place of burial
- Duke Chapel
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Encyclopedic overview
James Buchanan Duke (December 23, 1856 – October 10, 1925) was an American tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for the invention of modern cigarette manufacture and marketing techniques, and his involvement with Duke University. He was the founder of the American Tobacco Company in 1890.
Early life
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