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Benjamin Newton Duke (April 25, 1855 – January 8, 1929) was an American tobacco, textile and energy industrialist and philanthropist. He served as vice-president at American Tobacco Company, being also founder of Duke Energy.
Benjamin Newton Duke, tobacco and textile entrepreneur and philanthropist, was the primary benefactor of Trinity College after it relocated to Durham in 1892. He also was the principal link between the Duke family and the college and university until his death in 1929.
27 Apr. 1855–8 Jan. 1929. Benjamin Newton Duke, industrialist, the son of Washington and Artelia Roney Duke, was born in the modest farmhouse built by his father in 1852. Except for a brief period toward the end of the Civil War, when his father fought for the Confederacy and he, his sister, and his brother lived with their Roney grandparents ...
Benjamin Newton Duke 1855–1929. After his death on January 8, 1929, Benjamin Newton Duke leaves behind a lasting legacy of philanthropic giving. The Durham Sun writes that he died “at the conclusion of a life of noble accomplishment.”
A Duke student today might know the name “Benjamin N. Duke” by the scholarship that bears his name, or by his statue that stands outside Baldwin Auditorium on East Campus. But there’s plenty more to know.
Benjamin Newton Duke (1855-1929) was a tobacco manufacturer, industrialist, and philanthropist of Durham, NC and New York, NY and a trustee and major benefactor of Trinity College (later Duke University).
Benjamin Newton Duke. Image courtesy of Duke University. [5]Benjamin Newton Duke, industrialist, the son of Washington [6] and Artelia Roney Duke, was born in the modest farmhouse built by his father in 1852.
