| DUKE (Soundex
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— See also
DAKE,
DIKE,
DOAK,
DOC,
DOCK,
DOKE,
DUCHE,
DUCK,
DUKEHART,
DUKERT,
DUKES,
DUMKE,
DUQUE,
DYKE,
KUDE,
LADUKE,
MARMADUKE,
TUKE.
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See
Randall
Cunningham —
Lauren
D. Hobbs —
W.
P. Simons —
Courken
George Deukmejian |
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Duke, Albert L. —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 6th
Ward, 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Alva L. —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Mayor
of Colton, Calif., 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Angier Biddle
(1915-1995) —
of Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1915.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1952-53; Spain, 1965-68; Denmark, 1968-69; Morocco, 1979-81.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Chancellor
of Southampton College.
Hit by a car
while rollerblading,
and died as a result, in Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
29, 1995 (age 79 years, 150
days).
Entombed at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Duke, Basil W.
(1838-1916) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., 1838.
General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1870.
Died in 1916
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Duke, Bruce E. —
of Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; American Independent
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1974; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Still living as of 1976.
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Duke, C. J. —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1920
(alternate), 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Charles M. —
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1963-66.
Still living as of 1966.
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Duke, Charles T. —
of Monticello, Drew
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1916
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Dan L. P. —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Democrat. Mayor of
El Paso, Tex., 1947, 1949-51; defeated in primary, 1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, David Ernest (b.
1950) —
also known as David Duke —
of Louisiana.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., July 1,
1950.
Candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1988;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives 81st District, 1989-92; Republican
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1990, 1996; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1992.
Member, Ku
Klux Klan.
Still living as of 2018.
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Duke, E. F. —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1953.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, E. L. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District,
1936.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Earl K. —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1950-51.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Florimond DuS. —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Hanover; elected
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Duke, Fred A. —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Mayor
of Portsmouth, Va., 1952-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Fred F. —
of Clifton Heights, Delaware
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Clifton
Heights, Pa., 1926-31; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, George —
of Hotchkiss, Delta
County, Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Helen —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Duke, J. C. —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, J. M. —
U.S. Consul in San Salvador, as of 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, J. W. —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, James Buchanan
(1856-1925) —
also known as James B. Duke; "Buck";
"Tobacco King" —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born near Durham, Durham
County, N.C., December
23, 1856.
Republican. Organizer and president, American Tobacco
Company, which monopolized the tobacco
industry until it was broken up in 1911; organizer of electric
power companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1904.
Left a large trust fund which supported Duke University.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1925 (age 68 years, 291
days).
Entombed at Duke
University Chapel, Durham, N.C.
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Duke, Jesse C. —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Jim —
Libertarian. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 45th District, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Duke, John Green
(1848-1928) —
also known as John G. Duke —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Lancaster, Smith
County, Tenn., July 18,
1848.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster at Cookeville,
Tenn., 1882-86, 1897-1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1928 (age 79 years, 181
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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Duke, Joseph B. —
of Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state senate 28th District, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Joseph C. —
of Arizona.
Democrat. Sergeant-at-Arms, Democratic National Convention,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Duke, Kenneth —
of Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Malcolm R. —
of Dresden, Weakley
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Maxie —
of Walhalla, Oconee
County, S.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Duke, Merlin —
of Bogalusa, Washington
Parish, La.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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| | Duke of
Braintree, The: See
John
Adams |
| | Duke of
Surry: See
Joseph
Williams of Shallow Ford |
| | Duke of Tacoma,
The: See
Clinton
Peyre Ferry |
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Duke, Richard Thomas Walker
(1822-1898) —
of Virginia.
Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle
County, Va., June 6,
1822.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1870-73; member of
Virginia state legislature, 1870.
Slaveowner.
Died near Charlottesville, Albemarle
County, Va., July 2,
1898 (age 76 years, 26
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
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Duke, Robin Chandler
(1923-2016) —
also known as Grace Esther Tippett; Robin
Chandler —
of New York.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
13, 1923.
Democrat. Model;
journalist;
stockbroker;
U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 2000-01.
Female.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
6, 2016 (age 92 years, 116
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Carolina Memorial Park, North Charleston, S.C.
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Duke, S. A. —
of Baxter, Drew
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Sarah A. —
of Brady, McCulloch
County, Tex.
Postmaster at Brady,
Tex., 1895.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Steven Paul —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Green. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Duke, Thomas A. —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Thomas Marshall —
Delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Matagorda, 1833.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, W. R. —
of Colorado.
Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1930, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, Walter Edwin —
also known as Walter E. Duke —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 2010; defeated, 2012
(61st District).
Still living as of 2012.
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Duke, William, Jr. —
of Wellsville, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Allegany County, 1916-23; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, William III —
of Ardsley, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Ardsley, N.Y., 1956-57; defeated, 1957.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Duke, William T. —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Postmaster at Akron,
Ohio, 1964-72 (acting, 1964).
Still living as of 1972.
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