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Angier Buchanan Duke
Angier Buchanan Duke (1884–1923) was a trustee of Duke University from 1914–1923, as well as vice president and president of its Alumni Association.
Biography.
Duke was the son of Benjamin Newton Duke and Sarah Pearson Angier. He was the brother of Mary Lillian Duke, and first cousin to the flamboyant heiress Doris Duke (1912–1993). He married Cordelia Drexel Biddle (daughter of bank heir Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr.) with whom he had two children, Angier Biddle Duke (1915–1995
Angier Biddle Duke
Angier Biddle Duke (November 30, 1915 – April 29, 1995) was an diplomat who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States in the 1960s. Prior to that, at the age of 36, he became the youngest American ambassador in history when he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador.
Early life.
Duke was born in New York City.
His father was Angier Buchanan Duke (1884–1923) and his mother was Cordelia Drexel Biddle, later Cordelia Biddle