James Buchanan Duke

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, and his involvement with Duke University. He was the founder of the American Tobacco Company in 1890.

For the U.S. president, see James Buchanan.

James Buchanan Duke
Born(1856-12-23)December 23, 1856
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 10, 1925(1925-10-10) (aged 68)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeDuke University
OccupationTobacco entrepreneur
Known forAmerican Tobacco Company
Spouses
Lillian Fletcher McCredy
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(m. 1904; div. 1906)​
    Nanaline Holt Inman
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    (m. 1907)​
    ChildrenDoris Duke
    Parents
    • Washington Duke (father)
    • Artelia Roney (mother)
    RelativesBenjamin Newton Duke (brother)
    Mary Duke Lyons (sister)
    Brodie Duke (half-brother)
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