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Bank Info for NB Charter 5858 (1901 - 1910)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Houston, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1902 John J. Gannon George Washington Brackenridge
1903-1903 G. M. Harcourt John J. Gannon
1904-1905 Thomas C. Dunn Isaac Herbert Kempner
1906-1907 W. H. Hurley Isaac Herbert Kempner
1908-1909 J. T. McCarthy Camille G. Pillot
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 - 5300
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 540
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1755
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 467
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 1, 1901
  • Chartered Jun 11, 1901
  • Liquidated May 31, 1910
  • Succeeded by 9712 (Union National Bank, Houston, TX)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $961,262
High Bal (1907) $3,298,331
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $50,000
High Bal (1908) $150,000
Total Out (1909) $150,000
# Large Notes 31,168
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 31,168
$ Large Size $404,450
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $404,450
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $961,261.64 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,809,905.07 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,794,947.41 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,137,942.96 $60,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,435,606.00 $70,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,935,012.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,298,331.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,985,799.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,813,971.00 $150,000.00

 

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