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Bank Info for NB Charter 10225 (1912 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce of
Houston, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1912-1912 Joseph Morton Logan Orren Thaddeus Holt
1913-1913 Joseph Morton Logan Gus C. Street
1914-1914 J. T. McCarthy Gus C. Street
1915-1917 P. S. Park, Jr. Roy Montgomery Farrar
1918-1918 Charles Walter Foster Roy Montgomery Farrar
1919-1920 Albert Dee Simpson Roy Montgomery Farrar
1921-1921 Albert Dee Simpson Ewing Norwood
1921-1922 Albert Dee Simpson Samuel Ashbury Lindsey
1922-1922 Albert Dee Simpson Jesse Holman Jones
1923-1927 Albert F. Fisher Jesse Holman Jones
1928-1928 Jesse Edward Hurt Garrett Jesse Holman Jones
1929-1933 Jesse Edward Hurt Garrett Newton Eugene (Gene) Meador
1933-1933 Jesse Edward Hurt Garrett * none *
1934-1934 Jesse Edward Hurt Garrett Jesse Holman Jones
1934-1935 Peter C. Rehrauer Albert Dee Simpson
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 27000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 27001 - 115307
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 27436
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 6864
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 58878
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 16929
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 3, 1912
  • Chartered Jul 8, 1912
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1912) $1,569,626
High Bal (1935) $36,871,047
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1912) $50,000
High Bal (1931) $1,000,000
Total Out (1934) $980,950
# Large Notes 461,228
# Small Notes 281,607
# Total Notes 742,835
$ Large Size $5,765,350
$ Small Size $3,397,200
$ Total Issued $9,162,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1912 $1,569,626.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,968,425.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,326,548.00 $500,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,995,148.00 $491,700.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,566,266.00 $492,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,289,616.00 $493,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,896,246.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,999,163.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,608,041.00 $479,450.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,320,865.00 $483,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,711,569.00 $492,400.00
Sep-14-1923 $8,366,476.00 $467,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $10,125,737.00 $490,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $11,474,818.00 $479,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $12,524,392.00 $500,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $11,686,088.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $14,416,815.00 $481,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $16,265,960.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $18,091,972.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $26,077,275.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $25,354,696.00 $974,200.00
Dec-30-1933 $26,365,268.00 $987,230.00
Dec-31-1934 $35,350,105.00 $980,950.00
Dec-31-1935 $36,871,047.00 $0.00

 

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