James Buchanan Duke | |
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Born | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | December 23, 1856
Died | October 10, 1925 New York City, U.S. | (aged 68)
Resting place | Duke University |
Occupation | Tobacco entrepreneur |
Known for | American Tobacco Company |
Spouses | Lillian Fletcher McCredy
(m. 1904; div. 1906)Nanaline Holt Inman (m. 1907) |
Children | Doris Duke |
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Relatives | Benjamin Newton Duke (brother) Mary Duke Lyons (sister) Brodie Duke (half-brother) |
James Buchanan Duke (December 23, 1856 – October 10, 1925) was an American tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for the introduction of modern cigarette manufacture and marketing,[1] and his involvement with Duke University. He was the founder of the American Tobacco Company in 1890.