Benjamin Newton Duke
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Benjamin Newton Duke was an American tobacco, textile and energy industrialist and philanthropist. He served as vice-president at American Tobacco Company, being also founder of Duke Energy.
Portrait of Benjamin Newton Duke
Benjamin N. Duke House in New York City
Washington Duke
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Washington Duke was an American tobacco industrialist and philanthropist. During the American Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate States Navy. In 1865, Duke founded the W. Duke, Sons & Co., a tob
Benjamin Newton Duke
…and philanthropist. He served as vice-president at American Tobacco Company, being also founder of Duke Energy. He was the son of industrialist Washington Duke and his second wife Artelia Roney. His older half-brother was Brodie Leonidas Duke (1846–1919) and his full brother was James Buchanan Duke (1856–1925…
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Card created by Donaldson Brothers, from the Miniature Novelties series issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco (c. 1890)
Puzzle Card Number 8, The Cryptogram Puzzle, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco (c. 1890)
Statue of Washington Duke at Duke University's East Campus, photographed in June 2006