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Bank Info for NB Charter 1553 (1865 - 1996)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Portland, OR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Amory Holbrook Lewis M. Starr
1866-1866 * none * Lewis M. Starr
1867-1868 James Steel Lewis M. Starr
1869-1881 James Steel Henry Failing
1882-1898 George Edward Withington Henry Failing
1899-1901 George Edward Withington Henry Winslow Corbett
1902-1902 John Wesley Newkirk Henry Winslow Corbett
1903-1914 John Wesley Newkirk Abbot Low Mills, Sr.
1915-1918 Ernest Alfred Wyld, (Jr.) Abbot Low Mills, Sr.
1919-1926 Henry B. Dickson Abbot Low Mills, Sr.
1927-1928 Henry B. Dickson Charles Francis Adams
1929-1931 Trueman T. Ashton Charles Francis Adams
1932-1935 Henry A. Freeman Ernest Boyd MacNaughton
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
Original Series 4x5 1 - 1500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6100
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 8100
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 16131
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 5437
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 8250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 7100
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1066
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 27165
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 64834
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 2500
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 11685
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 64835 - 74834
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 52620
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 29046
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 8792
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 138742
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 81276
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 26590
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 11, 1865
  • Chartered Sep 8, 1865
  • Absorbed 10300 jointly with 4514 May 3, 1927 (Northwestern National Bank, Portland, OR)
  • Absorbed 3486 Sep 28, 1933 (First National Bank, Astoria, OR)
  • Assumed Security Savings and Trust Company May 24, 1934
  • Absorbed 12557 Jul 31, 1934 (American National Bank, Portland, OR)
  • Absorbed 13354 Aug 9, 1934 (National Bank of Commerce, Astoria, OR)
  • Absorbed 14241 Dec 22, 1934 (First National Bank (No Issue), Condon, OR)
  • Absorbed 2947 Sep 12, 1935 (First National Bank, Union, OR)
  • Absorbed 3912 Oct 12, 1935 (Wallowa National Bank, Enterprise, OR)
  • Absorbed 11121 Nov 2, 1935 (Commercial National Bank, Lakeview, OR)
  • Absorbed 8574 Nov 14, 1935 (First National Bank, Tillamook, OR)
  • Absorbed 13602 Nov 20, 1935 (First National Bank, La Grande, OR)
  • Absorbed 7701 Dec 17, 1935 (First National Bank, Medford, OR)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Wells Fargo Bank,NA, San Francisco,CA Jun 1,1996
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $374,790
High Bal (1935) $74,493,595
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1925) $9,995
High Bal (1931) $2,500,000
Total Out (1934) $2,500,000
# Large Notes 661,466
# Small Notes 789,356
# Total Notes 1,450,822
$ Large Size $10,623,250
$ Small Size $6,414,670
$ Total Issued $17,037,920
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-07-1867 $374,790.10 $83,110.00
Oct-05-1868 $390,163.86 $87,840.00
Oct-09-1869 $587,512.74 $88,225.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,006,439.24 $96,330.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,636,296.67 $222,520.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,620,655.12 $220,625.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,538,375.08 $222,830.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,580,984.51 $221,400.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,659,344.33 $209,100.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,723,447.27 $222,700.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,995,953.53 $220,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,934,918.15 $202,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,890,875.43 $213,190.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,292,191.46 $223,490.00
Oct-01-1881 $3,004,331.27 $223,090.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,812,304.76 $211,890.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,934,552.95 $224,990.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,249,891.33 $220,290.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,514,089.88 $197,590.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,819,234.95 $204,340.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,860,173.19 $221,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,867,773.04 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $4,363,835.36 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $5,064,474.91 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,911,306.63 $43,050.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,558,874.60 $39,350.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,906,519.52 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $4,874,592.54 $31,470.00
Sep-28-1895 $5,135,297.82 $27,750.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,123,473.95 $448,200.00
Oct-05-1897 $6,826,979.14 $358,120.00
Sep-20-1898 $6,481,843.14 $331,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $7,450,595.80 $419,550.00
Sep-05-1900 $6,787,065.48 $500,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $7,545,623.02 $458,360.00
Sep-15-1902 $8,654,298.99 $500,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $10,246,195.88 $479,200.00
Sep-06-1904 $10,011,918.38 $500,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $12,517,419.00 $483,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $14,872,161.00 $494,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $16,863,176.00 $480,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $12,818,952.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $14,748,720.00 $492,550.00
Sep-01-1910 $16,206,661.00 $487,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $16,475,125.00 $511,135.00
Sep-04-1912 $16,426,648.00 $997,995.00
Aug-09-1913 $15,194,803.00 $894,295.00
Sep-12-1914 $22,849,152.00 $1,136,095.00
Sep-02-1915 $22,223,248.00 $1,027,245.00
Sep-12-1916 $25,999,943.00 $1,499,995.00
Sep-11-1917 $30,372,610.00 $1,470,495.00
Aug-31-1918 $32,475,101.00 $1,499,995.00
Sep-12-1919 $45,889,949.00 $1,499,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $43,461,933.00 $1,450,795.00
Sep-06-1921 $35,300,215.00 $1,473,495.00
Sep-15-1922 $36,511,309.00 $896,815.00
Sep-14-1923 $39,361,290.00 $588,745.00
Oct-10-1924 $42,943,591.00 $596,245.00
Sep-28-1925 $43,931,506.00 $9,995.00
Dec-31-1926 $42,649,779.00 $9,995.00
Oct-10-1927 $49,148,350.00 $9,995.00
Dec-31-1928 $47,465,213.00 $9,995.00
Dec-31-1929 $50,567,499.00 $9,995.00
Dec-31-1930 $49,467,146.00 $9,995.00
Dec-31-1931 $41,175,339.00 $2,500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $38,231,093.00 $2,500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $54,451,704.00 $2,490,950.00
Dec-31-1934 $60,085,959.00 $2,500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $74,493,595.00 $0.00

 

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