Duncan, Henry ♂

Education

Student United College 1788-1789 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun. 1789-1790 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log. (Ternar). Grant bursar, 1788.

D.D. 17.11.1823.

Birth/childhood

Born 8.10.1774 3rd son of George Duncan, minister at Lochrutton and Ann M’Murdo.

Career

Also at Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities [Edinburgh University, Glasgow University].

Licensed by Dumfries presbytery 1798.

Minister at Ruthwell 1799 - 1843. Ruthwell Free Church 1843 - 19.2.1846 (died).

Founder of savings banks and discoverer of Ruthwell Cross.

Publications

An essay on the nature and advantages of parish banks, for the savings of the industrious. 2nd ed. (Edinburgh: Printed for Oliphant, Waugh & Innes, 1816)

Sacred philosophy of the seasons; illustrating the perfections of God in the phenomena of the year. Winter.(Edinburgh: William Oliphant, 1836)

Death

[Died 19.2.1846.]

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