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Bank Info for NB Charter 2158 (1874 - 2023)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmers National Gold Bank of
San Jose, CA
2 The First National Bank of (3/29/1880)
San Jose, CA
3 The First National Bank of [1929]
San Jose', CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1874-1874 Geo. P. Sparks John W. Hinds
1875-1880 William D. Tisdale John W. Hinds
1881-1893 L. G. Nesmith William D. Tisdale
1894-1895 L. G. Nesmith J. A. Clayton
1896-1900 L. G. Nesmith George Melville Bowman
1901-1903 Joseph D. Radford George Melville Bowman
1904-1906 Paul Furst Joseph D. Radford
1907-1918 Paul Furst W. S. Clayton
1919-1935 Paul Rudolph W. S. Clayton
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
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 2007 Gold
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2849 Gold
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 400 Gold
2: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3000
2: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1540
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 3274
2: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2190
2: 1882 Date Back 4x10 1 - 2086
2: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1000
2: 1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1047
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3000
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2960
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3001 - 17120
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 2961 - 3788
3: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1038
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5706
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2086
3: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 674
3: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 136
3: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 25634
3: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 12535
3: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3096
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 11, 1874
  • Chartered Jul 21, 1874
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into BMO Harris Bank N.A. in Chicago, IL Feb 2, 2023
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1874) $473,555
High Bal (1935) $10,852,891
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $41,800
High Bal (1932) $600,000
Total Out (1934) $600,000
# Large Notes 148,776
# Small Notes 99,105
# Total Notes 247,881
$ Large Size $3,456,680
$ Small Size $1,223,060
$ Total Issued $4,679,740
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1874 $473,554.56 $80,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $972,204.20 $239,760.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,038,851.72 $198,325.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,089,511.24 $199,695.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,204,694.50 $199,310.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,142,150.72 $198,105.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,257,664.62 $224,870.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,471,387.36 $224,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,618,661.41 $224,400.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,520,378.92 $220,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,221,050.85 $43,300.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,181,507.43 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,256,438.59 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,700,275.01 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,397,955.07 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,273,809.27 $44,040.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,329,878.77 $41,800.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,238,110.18 $42,180.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,301,866.65 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,091,425.83 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,099,676.65 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,117,315.59 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,045,762.66 $43,700.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,011,080.53 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $803,673.22 $42,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $991,543.86 $43,950.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,081,431.44 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,204,537.34 $49,050.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,383,486.24 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,490,497.31 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,591,794.35 $75,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,606,795.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,979,154.00 $98,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,991,405.00 $98,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,999,670.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,066,413.00 $189,750.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,524,475.00 $294,850.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,631,647.00 $292,800.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,296,808.00 $300,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,496,838.00 $270,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,507,378.00 $165,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,409,496.00 $293,150.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,817,057.00 $285,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,450,477.00 $300,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,877,732.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $7,379,591.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,746,253.00 $298,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,635,533.00 $294,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $8,105,529.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $9,509,803.00 $297,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $9,228,037.00 $297,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $9,242,828.00 $298,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $9,137,343.00 $296,750.00
Oct-10-1927 $10,024,819.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $10,536,771.00 $297,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $10,018,002.00 $292,020.00
Dec-31-1930 $9,703,277.00 $296,040.00
Dec-31-1931 $9,458,729.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $9,317,308.00 $600,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $9,655,231.00 $598,440.00
Dec-31-1934 $10,407,289.00 $600,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $10,852,891.00 $0.00

 

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