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Bank Info for NB Charter 4631 (1891 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Lead, SD
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1893 Alexander Ross Sr. Thomas Johnston Grier, (Sr.)
1894-1914 Robert Henry Driscoll Thomas Johnston Grier, (Sr.)
1915-1917 Robert Henry Driscoll Ernest May
1918-1924 Robert Henry Driscoll Peter Albert Gushurst
1925-1930 Robert Edward Driscoll Robert Henry Driscoll
1931-1931 John Mason Tyler III Robert Henry Driscoll
1932-1934 John Mason Tyler III Chambers Kellar
1935-1935 William Andrews Robert Edward Driscoll
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 4x5 1 - 4000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1690
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 947
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 744
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2140
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2141 - 8150
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1140
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 334
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1265
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 291
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 9, 1891
  • Chartered Sep 17, 1891
  • Succeeded Lead City Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Affiliated/Acquired by Northwest Banco on Feb 19, 1929
  • Absorbed FNB Deadwood Dec 21,1935, and FNB RapidCity 1938
  • New name/moved to FNB of Black Hills, Rapid City Sep 30,1938
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Lead City Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $231,423
High Bal (1935) $6,619,866
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $11,250
High Bal (1906) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 62,124
# Small Notes 10,400
# Total Notes 72,524
$ Large Size $628,140
$ Small Size $126,950
$ Total Issued $755,090
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $231,422.89 $0.00
Sep-30-1892 $363,420.25 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $272,800.08 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $278,836.46 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $383,152.44 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $435,468.17 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $453,676.48 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $510,574.25 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $608,823.59 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $701,893.50 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $887,602.62 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,013,825.79 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,171,258.93 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,288,227.82 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,342,197.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,416,790.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,227,896.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,385,881.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,628,435.00 $49,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,552,596.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,577,347.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,695,575.00 $48,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,761,624.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,120,947.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,126,888.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,264,404.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,420,234.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,241,288.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,255,423.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,058,400.00 $49,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,045,791.00 $49,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,201,708.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,231,188.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,624,140.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,554,194.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,848,482.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,956,850.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,429,569.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,187,102.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,170,128.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,363,361.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,157,297.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,266,321.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,950,865.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $6,619,866.00 $0.00

 

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