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Bank Info for NB Charter 3520 (1886 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Santa Ana, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1891 Miles McInnes Crookshank William Henry Spurgeon
1892-1893 James Andrew Turner William Henry Spurgeon
1894-1899 James Andrew Turner W. B. Hervey
1900-1900 R. F. Chilton Miles McInnes Crookshank
1901-1915 C. S. Crookshank Miles McInnes Crookshank
1916-1916 C. S. Crookshank Angus James Crookshank
1917-1933 W. B. Williams Angus James Crookshank
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 - 9945
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 22000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 22001 - 103220
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 13660
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3734
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 570
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 260
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 17, 1886
  • Chartered Jun 15, 1886
  • Assumed 7980 by consolidation Mar 10, 1919 (Farmers and Merchants NB, Santa Ana, CA)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Succeeded by 14045 (First National Bank in (No Issue), Santa Ana, CA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Info from National Currency and Bond Ledgers (PH-3/10/2020):
  • Bank had not closed by end of the note-issuing era.
  • The issue was suspended on Mar 6, 1935 without explanation.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $96,305
High Bal (1930) $13,565,616
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $11,250
High Bal (1929) $548,540
Total Out (1933) $500,000
# Large Notes 468,660
# Small Notes 105,194
# Total Notes 573,854
$ Large Size $5,858,250
$ Small Size $1,278,580
$ Total Issued $7,136,830
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $96,304.85 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $369,091.80 $16,850.00
Oct-04-1888 $301,309.04 $16,870.00
Sep-30-1889 $391,221.58 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $399,143.93 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $482,934.22 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $449,451.23 $33,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $380,963.36 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $370,483.09 $33,750.00
Sep-28-1895 $399,846.79 $33,750.00
Oct-06-1896 $362,158.88 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $393,731.16 $33,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $387,464.93 $33,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $402,717.67 $33,750.00
Sep-05-1900 $694,702.24 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $772,104.33 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $820,970.78 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $923,612.81 $95,950.00
Sep-06-1904 $993,156.68 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,225,091.00 $195,900.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,444,187.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,508,967.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,484,107.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,734,067.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,913,309.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,026,594.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,414,937.00 $199,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,665,049.00 $287,850.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,731,043.00 $300,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,575,084.00 $287,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,855,054.00 $300,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,542,761.00 $291,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,764,776.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,308,788.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,589,748.00 $487,450.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,421,671.00 $487,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $9,458,757.00 $495,400.00
Sep-14-1923 $10,235,180.00 $494,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $9,529,518.00 $492,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $9,940,413.00 $495,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $11,738,820.00 $493,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $10,724,421.00 $493,550.00
Dec-31-1928 $13,074,632.00 $494,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $13,238,663.00 $548,540.00
Dec-31-1930 $13,565,616.00 $483,380.00
Dec-31-1931 $10,818,162.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $10,153,209.00 $495,800.00
Dec-30-1933 $9,334,141.00 $500,000.00

 

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