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Bank Info for NB Charter 1566 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Galveston, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 * none * Thompson H. McMahon
1866-1868 John B. Root Thompson H. McMahon
1869-1869 Thomas Reed H. Rosenburg
1870-1870 Thomas Reed Thompson H. McMahon
1871-1878 Thomas Reed James Moreau Brown
1879-1879 William Garlick Julius Runge
1880-1889 John Edward Beissner Julius Runge
1890-1891 L. M. Openheimer Julius Runge
1892-1901 W. N. Stowe Julius Runge
1902-1907 W. N. Stowe Robert Waverley Smith
1908-1929 Fred W. Catterall Robert Waverley Smith
1930-1930 Fred W. Catterall Etta Jane "Jennie" (Sealy) Smith
1931-1935 E. Kellner Fred W. Catterall
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 - 8350
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4960
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1450
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4328
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1625
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7233
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 16700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 16701 - 46423
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3248
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4946
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1306
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 11544
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 6732
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1600
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 19, 1865
  • Chartered Sep 22, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1870) $601,661
High Bal (1930) $5,238,340
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $45,000
High Bal (1916) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 320,276
# Small Notes 76,876
# Total Notes 397,152
$ Large Size $3,660,700
$ Small Size $707,960
$ Total Issued $4,368,660
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $788,133.75 $170,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $759,673.40 $170,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $719,635.63 $166,215.00
Oct-09-1869 $687,310.89 $161,655.00
Oct-08-1870 $601,661.07 $162,905.00
Oct-02-1871 $665,370.08 $171,845.00
Oct-03-1872 $738,868.70 $173,855.00
Sep-12-1873 $720,849.33 $168,950.00
Oct-02-1874 $777,288.28 $179,350.00
Oct-01-1875 $667,440.76 $175,950.00
Oct-02-1876 $659,674.16 $165,700.00
Oct-01-1877 $672,203.10 $165,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $625,738.99 $155,665.00
Oct-02-1879 $675,292.46 $179,195.00
Oct-01-1880 $854,119.24 $179,995.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,079,147.40 $179,995.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,253,240.63 $179,995.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,325,122.42 $179,995.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,040,363.94 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $971,421.12 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,234,418.55 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,056,124.64 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,364,044.07 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,275,303.59 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,196,297.53 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,066,714.68 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,167,102.31 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,069,369.00 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,010,637.53 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,071,281.51 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,047,032.17 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $894,115.41 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $819,995.18 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $893,066.42 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $988,348.87 $199,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $901,202.87 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $913,459.11 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $960,860.12 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,088,421.96 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,156,773.00 $103,471.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,158,320.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,438,023.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,686,654.00 $230,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,772,696.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,062,628.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,259,919.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,717,714.00 $250,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,748,064.00 $245,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,912,879.00 $250,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,259,011.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,537,925.00 $300,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,359,711.00 $280,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,990,309.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,622,396.00 $192,100.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,084,714.00 $192,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,088,385.00 $193,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,144,538.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,606,584.00 $199,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,774,065.00 $198,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,201,034.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,454,660.00 $187,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,154,736.00 $196,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,848,677.00 $197,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,506,585.00 $193,100.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,238,340.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,154,011.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,586,765.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,303,304.00 $109,750.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,534,527.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,801,944.00 $0.00

 

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