Background
Duke was the son of Benjamin Newton Duke and Sarah Pearson Angier.
Duke was the son of Benjamin Newton Duke and Sarah Pearson Angier.
Duke University.
In an accident in 1905 he had lost a hand and part of his arm. In 1923 he drowned when a boat overturned and he was unable to get back into the boat because of his missing hand. John Davidson portrayed him in the 1967 film, The Happiest Millionaire.