Duke, James Buchanan, 1856-1925
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Name (Hebrew)
דיוק, ג'יימס ביוקנן, 1856-1925
Name (Latin)
Duke, James Buchanan, 1856-1925
Other forms of name
Duke, Buck, 1856-1925
Duke, James B. (James Buchanan), 1856-1925
Duke, James Buchanan, 1857-1925
Date of birth
1856-12-23
Date of death
1925-10-10
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Tobacco industry
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Duke: but not Doris, 1936:page 220 (James Buchanan Duke; Buck Duke)
- James Buchanan Duke; born Dec. 23, 1856, near Durham, N.C., died Oct. 10, 1925, New York; president of American Tobacco Company ( (NCpedia WWW site, May 27, 2016) )
- Cunningham, B. On bended knees, c1983:p. 10, etc. (James Buchanan Duke; James B. Duke)
- LC data base, 12/21/83(hdg.: Duke, James Buchanan, 1857-1925)
- Jenkins, J.W. James B. Duke, master builder, 1971, c1927:p. 19 (b. Dec. 23, 1856)
- Dic. Amer. biog., c1936, v. 3(Duke, James Buchanan, b. Dec. 23, 1856)
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Wikipedia description:
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.
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