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Brodie Duke

American tobacco entrepreneur · Lived 1846 to 1919 · aged 72

Brodie Leonidas Duke was an American entrepreneur, often credited with starting the tobacco manufacturing industry in Durham, North Carolina. Founder of Semper Idem, and co-founder of W. Duke, Sons & Co., Brodie produced and sold tobacco products across North Carolina for over 20 years.

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He mainly worked out of his property around Downtown Durham, including from his famous warehouse, the Brodie Duke Warehouse.

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Lived 1846 to 1919 · aged 72