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Bank Info for NB Charter 4234 (1890 - 1998)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Portage, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1890-1891 E. A. Gowran Thomas Armstrong, Jr.
1892-1904 E. A. Gowran J. E. Wells
1905-1905 E. A. Gowran * none *
1906-1906 J. W. Hansen E. A. Gowran
1907-1907 * none * E. A. Gowran
1908-1915 Wm. M. Edwards E. A. Gowran
1916-1916 Wm. M. Edwards * none *
1917-1918 Wm. M. Edwards W. S. Stroud
1919-1926 Paul T. Schulze W. E. Nichols
1927-1934 R. O. Klenert W. E. Nichols
1935-1935 R. O. Klenert A. J. Batty
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 4x5 1 - 5144
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1657
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2900
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 2901 - 3300 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3301 - 9177
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 10177
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2074
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1256
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 346
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1170
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 459
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 70

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 8, 1890
  • Chartered Feb 15, 1890
  • Licensed after banking holiday on Mar 18, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Associated Bank South Central in Madison, WI
  • on Mar 19, 1998
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1890) $177,552
High Bal (1928) $2,307,878
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $18,000
High Bal (1919) $75,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 104,620
# Small Notes 23,755
# Total Notes 128,375
$ Large Size $848,120
$ Small Size $190,940
$ Total Issued $1,039,060
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1890 $177,552.09 $18,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $259,276.55 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $297,353.06 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $252,014.57 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $345,400.31 $18,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $368,324.95 $18,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $333,066.18 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $337,163.47 $18,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $411,886.43 $18,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $494,003.18 $18,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $547,934.17 $20,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $632,350.85 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $695,550.20 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $834,173.34 $20,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $754,478.30 $20,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $706,736.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $809,181.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $959,142.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $823,989.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $885,553.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $959,465.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $950,089.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,046,890.00 $49,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $979,184.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,029,634.00 $49,998.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,126,649.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,068,531.00 $49,997.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,175,217.00 $49,348.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,390,183.00 $74,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,259,250.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,446,956.00 $75,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,356,326.00 $74,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,441,293.00 $74,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,505,928.00 $73,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,723,097.00 $73,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,712,044.00 $73,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,913,634.00 $75,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,051,429.00 $73,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,307,878.00 $73,850.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,299,144.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,112,307.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,048,659.00 $74,340.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,804,242.00 $75,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,709,940.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,718,631.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,046,878.00 $0.00

 

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