Henry Duncan (minister)
Scottish minister, banker and social reformer (1774-1846) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Duncan FRSE (8 October 1774 – 12 February 1846) was a Scottish minister, geologist and social reformer. The minister of Ruthwell in Dumfriesshire, he founded the world's first mutual savings bank that would eventually form part of the Trustee Savings Bank. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1839. At the Disruption has left the Church of Scotland and sided with the Free Church. He was also a publisher, a philanthropist and an author, writing novels as well as works of science and religion.
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Born | 8 October 1774 Lochrutton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Died | 12 February 1846(1846-02-12) (aged 71) |
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation | minister known for founding the world's first commercial savings bank |
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