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Bank Info for NB Charter 4375 (1890 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce of
Seattle, WA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1890-1892 R. R. Spencer Richard Holyoke
1893-1898 R. R. Spencer Martin Dickerson Ballard
1899-1905 R. R. Spencer Horace Chapin Henry
1906-1907 James Willard Maxwell Manson Franklin Backus
1908-1908 Ralph S. Stacy Manson Franklin Backus
1909-1910 Joseph Arthur Swalwell Manson Franklin Backus
1911-1915 G. F. Clark Manson Franklin Backus
1916-1916 Stockton Veazey Manson Franklin Backus
1917-1920 R. S. Walker Manson Franklin Backus
1921-1923 Ira William Bedle Manson Franklin Backus
1924-1927 Caspar W. Clarke Manson Franklin Backus
1928-1931 John Locke Platt Manson Franklin Backus
1932-1935 John Locke Platt Andrew Price
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 - 13775
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 7277
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 279
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 5000
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 4000
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 1754
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 2808
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 1011
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 21, 1890
  • Chartered Jul 21, 1890
  • Assumed 4059 by consolidation Jun 25, 1906 (Washington National Bank, Seattle, WA)
  • Assumed 10026 by consolidation Feb 23, 1929 (National City Bank, Seattle, WA)
  • Assumed 11856 by consolidation Feb 23, 1929 (Marine NB (No Issue), Seattle, WA)
  • Assumed circulation of 10026
  • Absorbed 13470 Jan 9, 1934 (Central NB of Commerce (No Issue), Seattle, WA)
  • Absorbed 13471 Jan 9, 1934 (Washington NB of Commerce (NoIssue), Seattle, WA)
  • Absorbed 12704 Jan 29, 1934 (Grays Harbor National Bank, Aberdeen, WA)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Absorbed 4297 Jan 30, 1934 (Capital National Bank, Olympia, WA)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Absorbed 9280 Apr 2, 1934 (First National Bank, Bremerton, WA)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Absorbed 3355 Nov 29, 1935 (First National Bank/Yakima First NB, Yakima, WA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1890) $450,236
High Bal (1935) $64,620,926
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $22,500
High Bal (1934) $1,400,000
Total Out (1934) $1,400,000
# Large Notes 105,228
# Small Notes 22,914
# Total Notes 128,142
$ Large Size $2,547,400
$ Small Size $1,449,000
$ Total Issued $3,996,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1890 $450,235.69 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $504,964.67 $27,760.00
Sep-30-1892 $811,885.11 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $672,079.16 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $558,163.39 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $640,883.79 $44,360.00
Oct-06-1896 $630,941.40 $44,670.00
Oct-05-1897 $745,318.51 $44,570.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,068,791.07 $43,300.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,673,589.09 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,005,269.18 $49,400.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,560,762.30 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,030,893.20 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,489,003.46 $147,300.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,430,415.62 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,280,965.00 $146,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $11,323,970.00 $180,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $14,117,112.00 $500,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $14,493,168.00 $750,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $14,894,014.00 $583,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $14,700,045.00 $235,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $14,284,098.00 $235,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $13,833,264.00 $235,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $12,692,955.00 $232,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $13,511,371.00 $232,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $13,921,962.00 $330,800.00
Sep-12-1916 $14,820,948.00 $235,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $18,401,889.00 $235,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $24,420,111.00 $235,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $26,043,729.00 $235,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $23,273,519.00 $235,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $20,114,517.00 $238,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $22,851,631.00 $234,250.00
Sep-14-1923 $24,326,243.00 $234,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $25,395,017.00 $235,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $25,975,723.00 $235,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $25,873,390.00 $234,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $26,715,424.00 $232,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $28,298,442.00 $235,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $34,171,714.00 $285,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $33,064,299.00 $285,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $32,895,547.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $31,351,116.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $44,265,786.00 $1,367,060.00
Dec-31-1934 $48,840,896.00 $1,400,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $64,620,926.00 $0.00

 

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