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Bank Info for NB Charter 4596 (1891 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Old Second National Bank of
Aurora, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1891 James A. Egleston Alonzo George
1892-1894 Frank B. Watson Alonzo George
1895-1898 Frank B. Watson William George
1899-1907 Lee Newton Goodwin William George
1908-1925 Harry J. Cooper William George
1926-1932 R. H. Robinson William George
1933-1935 George Arthur Seargeant Bruce Brydia Paddock
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 - 6960
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1482
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11501 - 42994
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5262
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1322
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4159
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 583
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 25, 1891
  • Chartered Jul 14, 1891
  • Succeeded 1909 (Second National Bank, Aurora, IL)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as Old Second NB, Aurora, IL (March 2022)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 1909 (Second National Bank, Aurora, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $474,052
High Bal (1927) $3,257,963
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $22,500
High Bal (1912) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 205,744
# Small Notes 44,246
# Total Notes 249,990
$ Large Size $2,571,800
$ Small Size $527,610
$ Total Issued $3,099,410
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $537,731.73 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $555,241.96 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $474,052.48 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $534,802.43 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $582,608.83 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $587,703.45 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $594,317.82 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $714,960.82 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $738,131.23 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $794,887.13 $60,600.00
Sep-30-1901 $925,094.11 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $911,248.39 $75,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $875,115.08 $75,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $913,766.68 $75,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,043,301.00 $74,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,224,735.00 $74,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,470,391.00 $73,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,393,568.00 $73,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,338,750.00 $73,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,285,251.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,637,176.00 $73,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,494,411.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,407,933.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,499,733.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,526,749.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,611,678.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,778,043.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,030,487.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,316,367.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,247,839.00 $196,795.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,013,972.00 $191,495.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,089,985.00 $197,395.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,461,377.00 $196,995.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,094,813.00 $194,495.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,931,657.00 $199,995.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,246,217.00 $199,995.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,257,963.00 $199,995.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,038,124.00 $197,345.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,805,806.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,703,110.00 $197,420.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,369,317.00 $198,260.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,223,171.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,294,671.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,770,862.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,046,229.00 $0.00

 

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