A graduate of the class of 1905 of Trinity College, he served as a trustee of Trinity from 1914-1923, and as vice president and president of the Alumni Association. Angier drowned when a dinghy overturned during an outing with friends at Indian Lake Yacht Club on Long Island Sound.
Duke University's most prestigious scholarships, the Angier B. Duke Awards, were established in his memory by his father.
In his will, Angier left $250,000 to Trinity (later renamed Duke University), as well as generous bequests to Methodists churches and orphanages.
Angier was divorced at the time of his death, having been married to Cordelia Drexel Biddle (later Robertson), whose brother, Anthony, was married to Angier's sister, Mary. The 1956 Broadway comedy, "The Happiest Millionaire," based on the book, "My Philadelphia Father," written by Angier's former wife, Cordelia, and Kyle Crichton, featured the courtship and romance of "Angie" and "Cordy."
Duke University's most prestigious scholarships, the Angier B. Duke Awards, were established in his memory by his father.
In his will, Angier left $250,000 to Trinity (later renamed Duke University), as well as generous bequests to Methodists churches and orphanages.
Angier was divorced at the time of his death, having been married to Cordelia Drexel Biddle (later Robertson), whose brother, Anthony, was married to Angier's sister, Mary. The 1956 Broadway comedy, "The Happiest Millionaire," based on the book, "My Philadelphia Father," written by Angier's former wife, Cordelia, and Kyle Crichton, featured the courtship and romance of "Angie" and "Cordy."
A graduate of the class of 1905 of Trinity College, he served as a trustee of Trinity from 1914-1923, and as vice president and president of the Alumni Association. Angier drowned when a dinghy overturned during an outing with friends at Indian Lake Yacht Club on Long Island Sound.
Duke University's most prestigious scholarships, the Angier B. Duke Awards, were established in his memory by his father.
In his will, Angier left $250,000 to Trinity (later renamed Duke University), as well as generous bequests to Methodists churches and orphanages.
Angier was divorced at the time of his death, having been married to Cordelia Drexel Biddle (later Robertson), whose brother, Anthony, was married to Angier's sister, Mary. The 1956 Broadway comedy, "The Happiest Millionaire," based on the book, "My Philadelphia Father," written by Angier's former wife, Cordelia, and Kyle Crichton, featured the courtship and romance of "Angie" and "Cordy."
Duke University's most prestigious scholarships, the Angier B. Duke Awards, were established in his memory by his father.
In his will, Angier left $250,000 to Trinity (later renamed Duke University), as well as generous bequests to Methodists churches and orphanages.
Angier was divorced at the time of his death, having been married to Cordelia Drexel Biddle (later Robertson), whose brother, Anthony, was married to Angier's sister, Mary. The 1956 Broadway comedy, "The Happiest Millionaire," based on the book, "My Philadelphia Father," written by Angier's former wife, Cordelia, and Kyle Crichton, featured the courtship and romance of "Angie" and "Cordy."
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