Dahringer, John F.,

Basil W. Duke, lawyer and Confederate officer, was born in Scott County, Kentucky, in 1838. After the Civil War, Duke opened a law office in Louisville and was a chief counsel and lobbyist for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad for over twenty years. He also served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was elected commonwealth's attorney in 1875. As a historian interested in the Civil War and the development of transportation and banking, Duke was a founder of the Filson Club in Louisville. He died in New York City in 1916 and was buried in the Lexington Cemetery.

From the description of John F. Dahringer collection, 1856-1896. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 39624531