James Buchanan Duke — Mechanized the Cigarette
Founder
- Founder
- Mechanized cigarette production into a trust
- Duke University is named for him
Companies / The Titans
American Tobacco
The Titans · 1860s–1910s — one of the 100 companies on the MogulSpin reels.
The legends
Washington Duke
- Father and co-founder
James Bonsack
- Invented the cigarette-rolling machine
Also on the roster
Factory engineers · Company managers · Wall Street bankers
When American Tobacco lands on your reels, these are the people you draft — Visionary, Operator, Builder, Financier, one irreversible lock at a time. How few companies in the world will be worth more than yours?
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