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Charles Sumner Duke
American architect, engineer and public official
Charles Sumner Duke (July 21, 1879 – June 15, 1952) was an architect, engineer, and public official who advocated for opportunities for African Americans and helped found the National Technical Association (NTA) in 1925.[1] His father was newspaperman and civil rights leader Jesse Duke.[2]
Early life and education
Duke was born in Selma, Alabama. His father, Jesse Duke, was a newspaper publisher whose anti-lynching editorial elicited a response that caused the family to flee to Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[3]
Duke studied at Branch Normal College, the Art Institute of Chicago, Phillips Exeter Academy,[4] and graduated from Harvard University[3][5] and the University of Wisconsin.
Career and military service
He moved to Chicago in 1908.[3] He was hired by the city of Chicago's Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering, in 1914, as a construction engineer. In 1916, Duke joined the U.S. Army, serving on the Mexican bor
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Charles Sumner Duke (abt. 1879 - abt. 1952)
CharlesSumner(Charles S.)Duke
Son of Jesse Chisholm Duke and Willie Evelyn (Black) Duke
Brother of Edward Everette Duke and Esther Pauline (Duke) Hamilton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
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Biography
Charles S. Duke is Notable.
Charles Sumner Duke was an architect, engineer, public official and an advocate for African-American careers in the technical fields.[1]
Charles Sumner Duke was born on Jul 21, 1879 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama to Jesse C. Duke and Willie E. Black.[2]
In 1880, Charles S. Duke was living in Selma, Dallas, Alabama with his parents Jesse C. Duke and Willie Duke. Jesse was a grocer.[3]
In 1887, Charles Duke and his family had to leave Alabama because his father, who had started a newspaper in 1886, had written an editorial that scandalized the White popu
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Charles Sumner
American abolitionist and statesman (1811–1874)
For other people named Charles Sumner, see Charles Sumner (disambiguation).
"Senator Sumner" redirects here. For other uses, see Senator Sumner (disambiguation).
Charles Sumner | |
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Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1865 | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 11, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Wade |
| Succeeded by | Zachariah Chandler |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | James M. Mason |
| Succeeded by | Simon Cameron |
| In office April 25, 1851 – March 11, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Rantoul Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William B. Washburn |
| Born | (1811-01-06)January 6, 1811 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1874(1874-03-11) (aged 63) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig (1840–1848) Free Soil (1848–1854) Republican (1854–1870) Liberal Republican (1870–1872) |
| Other political affiliations | Radical Republicans (1854–1870) |
| Spouse | Alice Hooper (m. 1866; div.&Copyright ©cowroof.pages.dev 2025 |