William Henry Duncan

William Henry Duncan (27 January, 1805 - 23 May,1863), also known as Doctor Duncan was an English Doctor who worked in Liverpool and was also Britain's first Chief Medical Officer.

He was born in Liverpool, qualified as a Medical Doctor in Edinburgh, returning to Liverpool to work in General Practice. He was appointed Medical Officer of Health on 1st January 1847. He is buried in Westpark, Elgin.

A pub in Liverpool called Doctor Duncan's is named in his honour. One of the buildings of the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Liverpool is named after William Duncan, The Duncan Building whose entrance is on Daulby Street.

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