What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Rev Dr Henry Duncan (1774-1846) Sir James Anderson (1824-1893) Sir James M. Barrie (1860-1937) Jane Haining (1897-1944) John Laurie (1897-1980) Sir Robin Philipson (1916-1992) John Hanson (1922-1998) Alexander S. Graham (1915-1991) Jock Wishart (1951-present) notable pupils Recorded plaque organisation: Dumfries Academy.
Rev Dr Henry Duncan founded the Royal National Savings Bank in 1810, pioneering savings banking in Britain. Jane Haining, a Scottish missionary, died at Auschwitz for refusing to leave her post caring for orphans.
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