# clm_D8BE4D208FFC

subject: British American Tobacco (/record/british-american-tobacco.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1902  
valid_from: 1902-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: 2013-07-02  
recorded: 2026-11-12  
confidence: 0.60  
status: unverified  
assertable: false (unverified: Unverified: one source that is not primary, or a primary source below confidence 0.7. Asserted once a primary source or a second independent domain confirms it.)  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-12  
cite: AsOf. "British American Tobacco founded: 1902", as of 1902-01-01. Claim clm_D8BE4D208FFC, https://asof.is/claim/clm_D8BE4D208FFC, accessed 2026-11-14. Source: https://www.companieshistory.com/british-american-tobacco/.  
checked: 2026-11-12 · its source page states the value and the date, as read by an AI model  

> British American Tobacco was founded by James Buchanan Duke on September 29, 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

What https://www.companieshistory.com/british-american-tobacco/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.companieshistory.com/british-american-tobacco/ (secondary, companieshistory.com, published 2013-07-02)

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