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Bank Info for NB Charter 3926 (1888 - 2001)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of West Superior
Superior, WI
2 The First National Bank of the City of (1/18/1890)
Superior, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1897 W. H. Slack William B. Banks
1898-1898 Pear Benson William B. Banks
1899-1899 * none * William B. Banks
1900-1915 Pear Benson William B. Banks
1916-1923 Jno. L. Banks William B. Banks
1924-1926 J. M. Kennedy William B. Banks
1927-1935 J. M. Kennedy Jno. L. Banks
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 3x10-20 1 - 484
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11758
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 9000
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 9001 - 27871
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4586
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1230
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3104
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 974
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 15, 1888
  • Chartered Sep 25, 1888
  • 1: Succeeded Marine & Mercantile Bank
  • 2: Assumed 4878 by consolidation Oct 7, 1902 (North Western National Bank, Superior, WI)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank in Milwaukee, WI
  • on Apr 1, 2001
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Marine & Mercantile Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $287,044
High Bal (1924) $3,929,116
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1918) $15,000
High Bal (1901) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 160,452
# Small Notes 38,974
# Total Notes 199,426
$ Large Size $2,005,650
$ Small Size $473,280
$ Total Issued $2,478,930
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $287,043.56 $22,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $756,883.50 $44,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $909,635.25 $44,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,121,083.99 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $720,453.85 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $667,083.34 $32,920.00
Sep-28-1895 $650,739.78 $44,300.00
Oct-06-1896 $599,298.44 $42,930.00
Oct-05-1897 $750,812.09 $31,550.00
Sep-20-1898 $734,812.33 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $834,959.73 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $950,877.70 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,205,114.01 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,403,913.87 $197,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,657,873.79 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,339,328.73 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,386,404.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,627,783.00 $49,100.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,029,226.00 $49,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,778,818.00 $83,995.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,789,349.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,012,257.00 $72,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,926,373.00 $74,300.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,119,030.00 $73,995.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,332,378.00 $99,795.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,523,697.00 $99,145.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,389,551.00 $123,195.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,431,449.00 $49,995.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,628,918.00 $0.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,662,983.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,159,606.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,259,687.00 $15,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,218,569.00 $199,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,116,463.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,223,956.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,929,116.00 $197,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,489,145.00 $196,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,373,205.00 $197,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,742,608.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,605,735.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,410,541.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,426,493.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,159,468.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,698,851.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,528,055.00 $198,750.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,544,206.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,349,278.00 $0.00

 

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