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James Buchanan Duke (von seinen Freunden „Buck“ genannt) wurde 1856 in North Carolina als Sohn von Washington und Artelia Roney Duke geboren. Er entstammte einer traditionsreichen Familie, die im Anbau von Tabak und dessen Weiterverarbeitung tätig war.
23 de abr. de 2003 · Twenty-eight-year-old James Buchanan Duke '" 'Buck' only to his family and friends of long-standing '" had come to New York a year earlier to establish and then manage a branch factory of W. Duke Sons and Company, tobacco manufacturers based in Durham, North Carolina. Already richly experienced in the world of tobacco, the youngest of the Duke ...
James Buchanan Duke built two massive fortunes, the first in tobacco and the second in hydroelectric generation. With his wealth, he became one of the greatest philanthropists in the history of the Carolinas, perhaps best known today as the patron of Duke University. Born in December 1856 near Durham, North Carolina, Duke grew up on a small ...
James Buchanan Duke 1856-1925 James—“Buck” to his family and friends—was driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and guided by his faith and family to improve life in the Carolinas. Washington Duke 1820-1905
Subject notes: James Buchanan Duke, the son of tobacco giant and philanthropist Washington Duke, established the Duke Endowment in 1924 with a donation of $40,000,000 to Trinity College. Like his father, James B. Duke earned his fortune in the tobacco industry, continuing in the family business after his father's death.
15 de dic. de 2023 · Introduction · OUR DUKE: Constructing A Century · Duke University Library Exhibits. Duke University Centennial, 1938-1939, University Archives Photograph Collection. When James Buchanan Duke signed the Duke Endowment on December 11th, 1924, providing $6 million and a new name for Trinity College, no one could have anticipated the world ...
De 1912 à 1915, un capitaliste américain, James Buchanan Duke, explore un projet de harnachement de la rivière Saguenay. Buchanan est à la tête de l'American Tobacco Company qui a un capital estimé à 235 millions $ en 1906. À lui seul, Duke s'accapare plus de 80 % du marché de la cigarette aux États-Unis.
