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Bank Info for NB Charter 5179 (1899 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Frost National Bank of
San Antonio, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1899-1902 Josiah Townsend Woodhull Col. Thomas Claiborne Frost, (Sr.)
1903-1903 Ned McIlhenny Col. Thomas Claiborne Frost, (Sr.)
1903-1924 Ned McIlhenny Thomas Claiborne Frost, (Jr.)
1925-1925 Frank Vincent Pancoast Thomas Claiborne Frost, (Jr.)
1926-1927 Frank Vincent Pancoast Joseph Hardin Frost
1928-1935 Robert Cowan Smith Joseph Hardin Frost
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 - 9415
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 14234
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 31000
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 24300
1882 Value Back 4x5 31001 - 43350
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 24301 - 31040
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 148465
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 7010
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 54914
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 2810
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 1032
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 53838
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 6, 1899
  • Chartered Feb 20, 1899
  • Succeeded T. C. Frost & Co.
  • Assumed 3738 by consolidation and its circulation (Lockwood National Bank, San Antonio, TX)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded T.C. Frost & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1899) $1,343,226
High Bal (1935) $29,874,594
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $45,000
High Bal (1929) $1,200,000
Total Out (1934) $1,200,000
# Large Notes 1,014,056
# Small Notes 406,374
# Total Notes 1,420,430
$ Large Size $8,040,800
$ Small Size $3,378,810
$ Total Issued $11,419,610
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-07-1899 $1,343,225.76 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,506,539.40 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,129,495.36 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,001,299.09 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,319,607.75 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,416,435.41 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,849,576.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,444,305.00 $392,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,007,045.00 $500,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,616,550.00 $405,800.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,731,807.00 $499,997.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,000,444.00 $499,995.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,372,346.00 $494,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,600,741.00 $499,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,398,740.00 $499,998.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,329,588.00 $496,997.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,153,664.00 $499,998.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,984,136.00 $499,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,151,477.00 $499,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,037,122.00 $494,898.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,860,035.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $7,720,143.00 $489,198.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,879,344.00 $475,497.00
Sep-15-1922 $9,425,395.00 $993,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $10,170,477.00 $978,397.00
Oct-10-1924 $12,232,028.00 $983,747.00
Sep-28-1925 $11,552,978.00 $249,997.00
Dec-31-1926 $13,756,622.00 $249,997.00
Oct-10-1927 $15,383,045.00 $247,747.00
Dec-31-1928 $22,777,648.00 $244,747.00
Dec-31-1929 $22,049,914.00 $1,200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $22,785,519.00 $1,200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $21,174,058.00 $1,200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $21,699,547.00 $1,200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $23,019,578.00 $1,200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $27,511,439.00 $1,200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $29,874,594.00 $0.00

 

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