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EUGENE ALBERTO DUKE
Vol. 3, p. 1193

Assistant superintendent of the State Department of Education, E. A.
Duke has been actively identified with educational affairs in
Oklahoma for the past twelve years, and his experience as teacher,
principal and county superintendent gave him exceptional
qualifications for the administrative duties of his present position.

Representative of an old Southern family, E. A. Duke was born at
Newborn, Georgia, February 11, 1879, a son of John R.and Tommie
Eugenia (MURRELLE) Duke. Both parents were natives of Georgia and his
father was a Georgia planter. The Duke family came originally from
Virginia, while the great-grandfather of E. A. Duke served in the
Revolutionary war, moved out over the mountains from Virginia into
Kentucky, and finally located his land grant for military service in
Georgia. This tract of land is still owned by his descendants.

E. A. Duke completed his education in the University of Georgia,
where he was graduated Bachelor of Science in 1901. He at once took
up the active work of teaching spent one year in that vocation in
Georgia, taught in Texas one year, and in 1903 came to Oklahoma, to
accept the principalship of the high school at Mangum. A year later
he went to Ponca City in Kay County, was principal of the high school
there, and in 1907 was elected county superintendent of the schools
of Kay County. While county superintendent he had his residence at
Newkirk, the county seat. From county superintendent of schools in
Kay county, Mr. Duke was promoted in July, 1913, to his present
office as assistant superintendent of the State Department of
Education, beginning his duties September 1st of that year. As
assistant superintendent he has supervision of all the county
superintendents throughout the state, and practically all the work of
an administrative nature comes under his direction.

Mr. Duke is affiliated with Newkirk Lodge No. 88, A. F. & A.M., and
belongs to the Young Men's Democratic Club of Oklahoma City. On
January 13, 1906, he married Miss Maye MILLS, daughter of John Mills
of Crockett, Texas. Their one son is Bert Duke, born May 4, 1907.

Typed for OKGenWeb by: Earline Sparks Barger, October 24, 1998.