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Bank Info for NB Charter 4605 (1891 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of the Republic of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1891 W. W. Bell John B. Mallers
1892-1900 William Taylor Fenton John A. Lynch
1901-1903 John H. Cameron John A. Lynch
1904-1915 Robert M. McKinney John A. Lynch
1916-1923 Oscar H. Swan John A. Lynch
1924-1924 Oscar H. Swan George Woodruff, (2)
1925-1927 Charles Scherr Macferran Hugo Emil Otte
1928-1928 Charles Scherr Macferran Charles Sumner Castle
1929-1929 Charles Scherr Macferran John William O'Leary
1930-1930 Edward Peter Vollertsen John William O'Leary
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 - 58965
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 39334
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 3620
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 34212
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 21355
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 94
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 70000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 56000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 70001 - 413037
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 56001 - 346591
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 156813
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 89239
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 30503
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 11, 1891
  • Chartered Jul 28, 1891
  • Assumed 8532 by consolidation Dec 20, 1924 (National City Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Assumed Standard Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago by consolidation Dec 31, 1927
  • Assumed Teter State Bank by consolidation Jul 1, 1929
  • Liquidated Jul 25, 1931
  • Absorbed by Central Trust Comppany of Illinois, Chicago
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $1,708,767
High Bal (1930) $189,371,354
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $42,000
High Bal (1930) $8,050,000
Total Out (1930) $8,050,000
# Large Notes 3,661,404
# Small Notes 1,659,330
# Total Notes 5,320,734
$ Large Size $31,045,380
$ Small Size $13,719,090
$ Total Issued $44,764,470
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $1,708,767.38 $42,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,729,985.36 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,809,521.61 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,697,986.19 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,907,351.67 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $4,021,417.23 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $5,193,965.53 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $7,692,101.27 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $11,980,884.74 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $12,479,817.31 $650,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $14,400,344.76 $650,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $15,938,405.53 $49,997.50
Sep-09-1903 $16,253,399.79 $99,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $18,081,920.81 $99,997.50
Aug-25-1905 $21,245,017.00 $99,997.00
Sep-04-1906 $22,969,825.00 $374,997.00
Aug-22-1907 $20,956,707.00 $400,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $25,049,876.00 $800,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $25,354,092.00 $1,070,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $27,728,381.00 $1,910,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $26,696,533.00 $400,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $28,578,579.00 $400,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $28,951,146.00 $800,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $29,427,198.00 $1,791,700.00
Sep-02-1915 $28,028,274.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $32,593,650.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $31,266,780.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $37,559,726.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $40,211,866.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $42,627,973.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $28,843,420.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $33,084,028.00 $99,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $44,193,014.00 $2,000,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $54,332,475.00 $2,000,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $98,870,957.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $110,675,701.00 $3,960,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $108,087,626.00 $3,941,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $163,762,808.00 $5,917,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $177,773,734.00 $5,980,290.00
Dec-31-1930 $189,371,354.00 $8,050,000.00

 

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