James Buchanan Duke
James Buchanan Duke | |
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| Born | December 23, 1856 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 1925 (aged 68) New York City, U.S. |
| 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 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.