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James Buchanan Duke

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American businessman (1856-1925)

United StatesFoundersLived 1856 to 1925 · aged 68
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Peak1940s
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James Buchanan Duke 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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James B. Duke House on Fifth Avenue, New York, as seen in 2010James B. Duke House on Fifth Avenue, New York, as seen in 2010Statue of James B. Duke in front of the West Campus Quad, pictured in July 2008Statue of James B. Duke in front of the West Campus Quad, pictured in July 2008

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Ronald Perelman54.5Tom Monaghan54.4Vincent J. McMahon54.6Johns Hopkins54.4Mike Ilitch54.7Marc Rich54.3

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Country
United States
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1856 to 1925 · aged 68
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25 languages

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