# Washington Duke

> Confederate Navy officer, businessman, philanthropist and tobacco industry executive (1820-1905)

**Wikidata**: [Q16031191](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16031191)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Duke)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/washington-duke

## Summary

Washington Duke was born on December 18, 1820, in Orange County [1]. His parents were Taylor Duke [2] and Dicey Duke [2].He died on May 8, 1905, in Durham [3][4].


## References

1. [Raleigh Times](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66861130/mr-w-duke-died-today/)
2. Geni.com
3. American National Biography
4. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
5. [Source](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/129967/)
6. NCpedia