# Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans

> Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans was an American heiress, activist, politician, and philanthropist. She was the granddaughter of Benjamin N. Duke and the great-granddaughter of Washington Duke, both tobacco and energy tycoons who helped start Duke University. Semans supported the arts and humanities through various philanthropic entities. She was a dedicated civil rights activist, and ran for the Durham City Council on a platform dedicated to increasing voter registration among African-Americans. She was the first woman to serve as mayor pro tempore of Durham.

*American heiress and philanthropist (1920-2012)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1920-02-21
- **Died:** 2012-01-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans was an American heiress, activist, politician, and philanthropist. She was the granddaughter of Benjamin N. Duke and the great-granddaughter of Washington Duke, both tobacco and energy tycoons who helped start Duke University. Semans supported the arts and humanities through various philanthropic entities. She was a dedicated civil rights activist, and ran for the Durham City Council on a platform dedicated to increasing voter registration among African-Americans. She was the first woman to serve as mayor pro tempore of Durham.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Mary Semans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Semans)
- [مارى ديوك بيدل ترينت سيمانز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%83_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%84_%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2)
- [میری سیمنز](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6779350)

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