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Bank Info for NB Charter 3185 (1884 - 1997)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Birmingham, AL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1884 William James Cameron William Berney
1885-1885 William James Cameron William Augustus Walker, Jr.
1886-1891 Edward William Linn William James Cameron
1892-1892 Col. Thomas Octavius "Tom" Smith, (Sr.) William James Cameron
1894-1895 William James Cameron Nelson Earle Barker, (Sr.)
1896-1900 Col. Thomas Octavius "Tom" Smith, (Sr.) Nelson Earle Barker, (Sr.)
1901-1901 James Henry "Jack" Barr Nelson Earle Barker, (Sr.)
1902-1904 William Webb Crawford, (Sr.) William Proctor Gould Harding
1905-1907 James Henry "Jack" Barr William Proctor Gould Harding
1908-1913 Thomas Hopkins William Proctor Gould Harding
1914-1914 Thomas Hopkins James Henry "Jack" Barr
1915-1917 Thomas Hopkins Oscar D. Wells
1918-1919 Thomas Riddle Brown Oscar D. Wells
1920-1929 Frank Stribling Foster Oscar D. Wells
1930-1935 Frank Stribling Foster John Cecil Persons
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12068
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 38500
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 115000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 87400
1902 Plain Back 4x5 115001 - 424771
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 87401 - 275620
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 172042
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 101360
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 34040
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 48830
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 40249
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 11190
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 24, 1884
  • Chartered May 15, 1884
  • Succeeded 2065 (National Bank, Birmingham, AL)
  • Assumed 3442 by consolidation Mar 11, 1901 (Berney National Bank, Birmingham, AL)
  • Assumed 7020 by consolidation Jun 30, 1930 (Traders NB/American-Traders NB, Birmingham, AL)
  • Absorbed 13358 May 8, 1935 (Woodlawn-American NB, Birmingham, AL)
  • Absorbed 11766 May 9, 1935 (Fairfield American NB, Fairfield, AL)
  • Absorbed 13359 May 10, 1935 (Leeds-American NB, Leeds, AL)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into AmSouth Bank in Birmingham, AL Jun 26, 1997
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded [2 banks]: NB of Birmingham (2065): City Bank of Birmingham
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $823,975
High Bal (1930) $69,674,385
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $45,000
High Bal (1932) $4,900,000
Total Out (1934) $2,500,000
# Large Notes 3,003,836
# Small Notes 1,944,921
# Total Notes 4,948,757
$ Large Size $24,804,820
$ Small Size $16,198,100
$ Total Issued $41,002,920
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $839,161.35 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $823,975.23 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,498,270.21 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,132,678.41 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,570,839.69 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,874,243.87 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,766,742.90 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,629,936.68 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,617,217.74 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,027,946.34 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $930,224.77 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,065,341.04 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,302,160.91 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,516,821.01 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,421,062.76 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,804,384.04 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,659,507.72 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $4,370,213.82 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $5,824,576.58 $300,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $6,948,524.95 $300,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $6,955,547.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $9,689,955.00 $987,100.00
Aug-22-1907 $10,540,454.00 $950,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $9,951,780.00 $929,300.00
Sep-01-1909 $9,808,147.00 $990,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $11,627,288.00 $983,800.00
Sep-01-1911 $12,966,174.00 $1,207,498.00
Sep-04-1912 $14,663,200.00 $1,250,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $14,232,397.00 $1,250,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $15,140,648.00 $2,048,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $15,388,954.00 $1,231,750.00
Sep-12-1916 $18,546,265.00 $1,235,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $22,600,821.00 $1,400,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $25,805,105.00 $1,400,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $20,282,712.00 $1,400,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $33,466,891.00 $1,369,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $30,302,363.00 $1,381,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $32,209,255.00 $1,375,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $36,075,788.00 $1,400,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $44,038,323.00 $1,388,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $45,240,073.00 $1,367,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $47,930,015.00 $1,364,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $50,178,393.00 $1,348,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $49,741,495.00 $1,371,100.00
Dec-31-1929 $47,814,194.00 $1,343,060.00
Dec-31-1930 $69,674,385.00 $4,150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $60,593,159.00 $4,150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $53,930,874.00 $4,900,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $57,346,781.00 $2,500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $59,849,464.00 $2,500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $62,349,469.00 $0.00

 

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