Very Reverend Henry Duncan DD FRSE (8 October 1774 – 12 February 1846) was a Scottish minister, geologist and social reformer. The minister of Ruthwell parish church in Dumfriesshire, he founded the world's first commercial savings bank. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1839. He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist.
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8 October 1774 Lochrutton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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12 February 1846 (aged 71)
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Zodiac | Libra |
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