American Tobacco Company
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Founders | James Buchanan Duke |
|---|---|
| Founded | Durham |
| North Carolina | |
| United States | |
| Ceased operations | 1994 |
| Headquarters location | New York, New York, United States |
| Subsidiaries | Djarum |
| American Cigar Company | |
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2430063 |
About American Tobacco Company
The American Tobacco Company was a tobacco company founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke through a merger between a number of U. S. tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter and Goodwin & Company. The company was one of the original 12 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896.