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B.N. Duke was one of four sons of Washington Duke, a tobacco industrialist who used his wealth for myriad philanthropic causes, including paying to move Trinity College to Durham from Randolph County in 1892. Trinity College would eventually become Duke University. After that move, B.N. Duke became one of the college’s primary benefactors.
The Dukes of Durham, 1865-1929. Robert Franklin Durden. Duke University Press, 1975 - Biography & Autobiography - 295 pages. This is the history of Washington Duke and two of his sons, Benjamin Newton Duke and James Buchanan Duke. Although numerous other members of the family play their parts in the story it focuses primarily on the three men ...
Benjamin Newton Duke 1855-1929 Benjamin was a year older than his brother, James, but their closeness extended beyond just age. The two were lifelong friends, business partners and philanthropists.
The Dukes of Durham, 1865-1929. This is the history of Washington Duke and two of his sons, Benjamin Newton Duke and James Buchanan Duke. Although numerous other members of the family play their parts in the story it focuses primarily on the three men who were at the center of the economic and philanthropic activities which made the Dukes of ...
Nov 9, 2012 · Benjamin Newton Duke. From the University Archives Photograph Collection. Recently, I was tasked with the job of researching and learning about the life of Benjamin Newton Duke, affectionately known as “Mr. Ben.” Mr. Ben was the older brother of James B. Duke, and one of tobacco tycoon Washington Duke’s children.
Benjamin Newton Duke (1855-1929) was the second son of the tobacco company founder Washington Duke, and elder brother of Duke Endowment founder James Buchanan Duke. Ben Duke was involved from the start in the family tobacco business that brother James B. ("Buck") Duke built into the first American Tobacco Co. He was also a principal player in ...
