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Bank Info for NB Charter 4514 (1891 - 1997)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The United States National Bank of
Portland, OR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1894 Frank C. Miller Donald MacLeay
1895-1902 Frank C. Miller Tyler Woodward
1903-1903 Frank C. Miller John Churchhill Ainsworth
1904-1918 Robert W. Schmeer John Churchhill Ainsworth
1919-1930 Paul Stephens Dick John Churchhill Ainsworth
1931-1935 Walter M. Cook Paul Stephens Dick
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 28140
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 11200
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 14524
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 53500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 44000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 53501 - 219903
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 44001 - 155558
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 123762
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 62372
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 21840
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 91860
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 59185 48157-48162 Not issued
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 8600
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 19, 1891
  • Chartered Feb 4, 1891
  • Assumed 3402 by consolidation Nov 3, 1902 (Ainsworth National Bank, Portland, OR)
  • Assumed 9180 and its circulation by consolidation Nov 3, 1917 (Lumbermens National Bank, Portland, OR)
  • Absorbed 10300 jointly with 1553 May 3, 1927 (Northwestern National Bank, Portland, OR)
  • Absorbed 12470 Apr 11, 1930 (West Coast NB (No Issue), Portland, OR)
  • Absorbed 13299,10534,10103 Apr 1, 1933
  • Absorbed 3857 Dec 1, 1933 (McMinnville NB/United States NB, McMinnville, OR)
  • Absorbed 11200 Dec 8, 1933 (First National Bank, Saint Helens, OR)
  • Absorbed 9021 Dec 15, 1933 (United States National Bank, Salem, OR)
  • Absorbed 10345 Jul 17, 1935 (United States National Bank, Eugene, OR)
  • Absorbed 9348 Sep 18, 1935 (Ontario National Bank, Ontario, OR)
  • Absorbed 13771 Dec 27, 1935 (Medford National Bank, Medford, OR)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Bank NA in East Grand Forks, MN Aug 1,1997
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $593,839
High Bal (1935) $110,904,709
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $44,200
High Bal (1932) $4,000,000
Total Out (1934) $3,000,000
# Large Notes 1,717,300
# Small Notes 1,407,489
# Total Notes 3,124,789
$ Large Size $14,533,160
$ Small Size $11,299,070
$ Total Issued $25,832,230
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $593,838.88 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $755,701.01 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $713,678.95 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $781,027.03 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $785,367.27 $44,200.00
Oct-06-1896 $701,088.01 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $689,939.77 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $796,241.70 $44,400.00
Sep-07-1899 $864,446.01 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,017,847.87 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,288,175.17 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,439,991.47 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,264,116.83 $277,600.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,245,277.72 $300,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $5,562,131.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $7,678,701.00 $500,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $8,537,179.00 $487,700.00
Sep-23-1908 $8,938,926.00 $473,600.00
Sep-01-1909 $11,013,673.00 $485,900.00
Sep-01-1910 $13,227,599.00 $798,050.00
Sep-01-1911 $13,532,110.00 $800,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $13,527,359.00 $800,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $12,631,832.00 $782,998.00
Sep-12-1914 $11,866,291.00 $796,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $12,897,182.00 $771,800.00
Sep-12-1916 $13,893,776.00 $797,997.00
Sep-11-1917 $16,785,106.00 $767,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $28,884,986.00 $1,050,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $41,653,584.00 $1,050,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $37,447,747.00 $1,023,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $30,752,989.00 $1,011,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $36,205,284.00 $985,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $40,098,081.00 $963,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $42,877,336.00 $982,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $61,810,343.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $61,777,814.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $70,484,848.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $75,352,848.00 $2,300,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $73,528,466.00 $2,300,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $78,091,365.00 $2,300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $79,680,656.00 $3,299,980.00
Dec-31-1932 $77,100,798.00 $4,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $86,456,633.00 $4,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $96,763,346.00 $3,000,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $110,904,709.00 $0.00

 

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