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Bank Info for NB Charter 1606 (1865 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Chattanooga, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1883 Theodore Giles Montague William Perry Rathburn
1884-1884 Henry Clay Evans Theodore Giles Montague
1885-1887 Homer Charles Squire Theodore Giles Montague
1888-1904 Joseph H. Rathburn Theodore Giles Montague
1905-1924 James Preston Hoskins Charles Abner Lyerly
1925-1932 William Houghlette DeWitt James Preston Hoskins
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 3x1-2 1 - 5900
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6715
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3950
Original Series 3x50-100 1 - 300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4400
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2860
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9939
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 12000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 11500
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 52000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 43000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 52001 - 252162
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 43001 - 174436
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 76519
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 38837
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 11620
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 2002
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 674
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 25, 1865
  • Chartered Nov 8, 1865
  • Assumed 3691 by consolidation Jun 30, 1905 (Chattanooga National Bank, Chattanooga, TN)
  • Absorbed 7817 Jan 3, 1911 (American National Bank, Chattanooga, TN)
  • Assumed The Chattanooga Savings Bank and Trust Company by consolidation Feb 2, 1929
  • Receivership Jan 3, 1934
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $423,344
High Bal (1929) $31,345,467
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $37,250
High Bal (1930) $2,500,000
Total Out (1932) $2,500,000
# Large Notes 1,942,648
# Small Notes 777,912
# Total Notes 2,720,560
$ Large Size $15,820,490
$ Small Size $7,025,190
$ Total Issued $22,845,680
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $423,344.44 $134,075.00
Oct-07-1867 $465,002.48 $161,395.00
Oct-05-1868 $485,982.46 $162,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $611,090.03 $161,848.00
Oct-08-1870 $614,637.72 $169,581.00
Oct-02-1871 $759,464.68 $213,643.00
Oct-03-1872 $806,182.09 $269,636.00
Sep-12-1873 $907,353.91 $262,799.00
Oct-02-1874 $890,770.39 $259,127.00
Oct-01-1875 $833,013.63 $207,923.00
Oct-02-1876 $877,752.07 $176,821.00
Oct-01-1877 $766,410.19 $175,061.00
Oct-01-1878 $768,821.79 $174,400.00
Oct-02-1879 $808,701.47 $178,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,002,531.53 $165,900.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,090,924.30 $159,300.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,181,112.60 $175,200.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,222,512.89 $143,300.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,112,823.91 $125,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,178,463.16 $126,800.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,352,970.74 $120,670.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,946,800.44 $120,810.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,822,432.09 $92,450.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,876,678.55 $71,300.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,255,317.72 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,863,616.66 $44,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,763,613.93 $43,600.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,477,408.71 $43,200.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,632,533.41 $38,300.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,889,601.00 $37,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,797,892.70 $44,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,856,745.51 $70,300.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,118,221.82 $66,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,159,822.85 $62,050.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,383,630.81 $59,900.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,342,129.96 $103,950.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,526,727.59 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,702,747.54 $82,950.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,759,572.33 $90,150.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,774,823.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $5,075,535.00 $500,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $5,505,827.00 $500,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $5,369,598.00 $499,995.00
Sep-01-1909 $5,359,418.00 $499,997.00
Sep-01-1910 $5,905,869.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $7,587,213.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $8,261,217.00 $500,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $7,847,207.00 $537,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $8,534,533.00 $869,998.00
Sep-02-1915 $8,479,755.00 $649,998.00
Sep-12-1916 $10,390,015.00 $649,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $14,119,716.00 $649,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $15,945,860.00 $738,898.00
Sep-12-1919 $18,903,719.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $20,060,720.00 $975,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $15,099,276.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $17,192,264.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $17,560,587.00 $1,000,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $18,564,227.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $20,860,888.00 $984,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $23,346,293.00 $1,000,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $24,642,623.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $23,513,122.00 $985,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $31,345,467.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $29,548,029.00 $2,500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $24,836,062.00 $2,500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $25,186,578.00 $2,500,000.00

 

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