Background
Duke, Emanuel was born on September 4, 1916 in Buffalo. Son of Harry and Ida (Malek) Duke.
Duke, Emanuel was born on September 4, 1916 in Buffalo. Son of Harry and Ida (Malek) Duke.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1937; Bachelor of Laws, Cornell Univercity, 1939.
Worked at Duke, Holzman, Yaeger & Photiadis Limited Liability Partnership (Buffalo, New York) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law. Admitted to the bar, 1939, New New York 1940, United States. District Court, Western District of New New York
Member: Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations.
Erie County Trial Lawyers Association. Military: Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945.
Board member-at-large Jewish Federation Buffalo, 1948-1961, 63-70. Member board Jewish Family Service, 1963-1970. Member board governors American Jewish Committee, Buffalo, 1963-1968.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945. Member American, New York State, Erie County bar associations, Erie County Trial Lawyers Association, B'nai Brith (president lodge 1953-1954, chairman Buffalo council 1955), Sigma Alpha Museum Clubs: Westwood Country (Williamsville, New York ) (director), Hunters Run Golf and Racquet (Boynton Beach, Florida).
Married Shirley F. Martin, May 28, 1969. Children by previous marriage: Cathy E., James L.