Life Span
to
Dickinson Connection
Class of 1850
Life Summary
Full name
James Basil Duke
Place of birth
Port Republic, MD
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
8
Family
Basil Duke (father), Mary Taylor McKenzie Duke (mother), Mary Adeline Davis (wife)
Education
Dickinson (Carlisle College)
Occupation
Military
Attorney or Judge
Farmer or Planter
Educator
Other
Other Occupation
internal revenue clerk
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Local government
Military
Confederate Army