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Bank Info for NB Charter 5380 (1900 - 1922)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Berkeley, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1911 Frank Linden Naylor Addison Wood Naylor
1912-1915 Frank Cogswell Mortimer Addison Wood Naylor
1916-1918 William Francis Morrish Addison Wood Naylor
1919-1921 Frank Hosford Thatcher Frank Linden Naylor
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 - 5300
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7480
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8500
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6000
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 355
1882 Value Back 4x5 8501 - 11350
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 6001 - 7473
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 11685
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 4466
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 58
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 30, 1900
  • Chartered May 29, 1900
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
  • Liquidated Mar 4, 1922
  • Absorbed by Mercantile Trust Company of San Francisco
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $441,116
High Bal (1920) $6,264,542
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $50,000
High Bal (1920) $295,100
Total Out (1921) $288,800
# Large Notes 192,668
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 192,668
$ Large Size $1,640,900
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,640,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $441,115.76 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $517,206.84 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $686,600.52 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $863,899.95 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,138,635.42 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,486,132.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,965,371.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,315,528.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,538,074.00 $145,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,722,077.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,611,467.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,675,168.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,945,170.00 $148,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,936,509.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,122,971.00 $150,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,175,540.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,708,253.00 $150,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,872,447.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,567,730.00 $147,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,699,168.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,264,542.00 $295,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,175,113.00 $288,800.00

 

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