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Bank Info for NB Charter 2782 (1882 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Kansas National Bank of
Wichita, KS
2 First National Bank in (2/24/1920)
Wichita, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1886 Albert A. Hyde Hiram W. Lewis
1887-1889 Chas. E. Frank Hiram W. Lewis
1890-1891 Andrew Cook Jobes Hiram W. Lewis
1892-1893 Andrew Cook Jobes W. S. Corbett
1894-1894 Andrew Cook Jobes J. N. Roach
1895-1896 Arthur Faulkner J. O. Davidson
1897-1897 C. H. Davidson J. O. Davidson
1898-1899 Elsberry Martin J. O. Davidson
1900-1917 Elsberry Martin Charles Quarles Chandler
1918-1919 Frank Lee Carson Charles Quarles Chandler
1920-1927 Frank Lee Carson Charles Washington Carey
1928-1935 F. O. Carr Frank Lee Carson
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: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1409
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2000
1: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1201
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3085
1: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 502
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 337
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 46732
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 142128
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 12, 1882
  • Chartered Sep 25, 1882
  • 1: Assumed Citizens Bank 1895
  • 1: Assumed Sedgwick County Bank 1898
  • 1: Assumed 5169 by consolidation Feb 24, 1920 and assumed its circulation (National Bank of Commerce, Wichita, KS)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Farmers and Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $190,096
High Bal (1935) $30,562,075
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $11,250
High Bal (1933) $1,000,000
Total Out (1933) $1,000,000
# Large Notes 27,912
# Small Notes 422,520
# Total Notes 450,432
$ Large Size $652,750
$ Small Size $2,112,600
$ Total Issued $2,765,350
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $192,297.72 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1884 $190,095.74 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $218,154.23 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $407,173.54 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $610,329.14 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $523,627.49 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $515,240.12 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $472,717.45 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $446,838.54 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $421,107.71 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $336,863.30 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $327,613.38 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $367,485.00 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $389,462.58 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $493,837.08 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $679,448.44 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $602,518.12 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $717,899.81 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,352,215.86 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,430,598.95 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,062,852.79 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,232,349.78 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,335,001.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,700,830.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,748,205.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,865,388.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,219,702.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,895,291.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,257,121.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,763,992.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,954,741.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,663,766.00 $158,997.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,449,393.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $7,325,014.00 $49,997.00
Sep-11-1917 $7,849,821.00 $49,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $12,283,396.00 $47,997.00
Sep-12-1919 $11,906,261.00 $49,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $17,846,594.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $15,469,410.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $17,652,851.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $18,998,620.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $22,882,761.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $18,421,314.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $19,997,384.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $19,604,692.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $23,416,150.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $21,921,261.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $21,849,301.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $19,941,481.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $21,138,143.00 $250,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $22,055,023.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $25,324,968.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $30,562,075.00 $0.00

 

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