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Alexander Duncan

Banker

Centurion, 1858–1860s

Born 26 March 1805 in Parkhill, Arbroath, Scotland

Died 14 October 1889 in London, England

Buried North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island

Proposed by Mr. Hoppin (may refer to Hamilton Hoppin or William J. Hoppin) and Abraham M. Cozzens

Elected 9 January 1858 at age fifty-two

Archivist’s Note: Father of William Butler Duncan and David Duncan. He likely resigned or was dropped from the rolls between 1860 and 1864.