Born:23-Dec-1856 Birthplace:Durham, NC Died:10-Oct-1925 Location of death:New York City Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Duke University Chapel, Durham, NC
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Business,Philanthropist Nationality: United States Executive summary: American Tobacco Company Father: Washington Duke (b. 1820, d. 1905) Mother: Artelia Roney Duke (b. 28-Jun-1829, d. 20-Aug-1858, typhoid fever) Sister: Mary Elizabeth Duke (b. 1853) Brother: Benjamin Newton Duke (b. 27-Apr-1855, d. 1929) Wife: Lillian Fletcher McCredy (m. 1904, div. 1906) Wife: Nanaline Holt Inman (m. 1907, one daughter) Daughter:Doris Duke (b. 1912, d. 1993)
Administrator:Founder, Duke University
American Tobacco Company Founder (1890-1911) Duke Energy Co-Founder (1905, of predecessor Southern Power Company) Duke Endowment Founder (1924) Pilgrims Society Duke Family
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