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Bank Info for NB Charter 7848 (1905 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Hamilton National Bank of
Chattanooga, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1906-1915 Charles Miller Preston Thomas Ross Preston
1916-1919 James Bedford Forrest Lowry Thomas Ross Preston
1920-1925 Samuel Albert Strauss Thomas Ross Preston
1926-1932 William Eugene Harrell Thomas Ross Preston
1933-1935 Neill Jerome Loder Thomas Ross Preston
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
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 10035
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 8186
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 71750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 54400
1902 Plain Back 4x5 71751 - 412892
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 54401 - 259339
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 91940
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 50160
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 16010
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 129880
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 75584
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 23775
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 29, 1905
  • Chartered Jul 28, 1905
  • Opened for business Oct 10, 1905
  • Absorbed 9176 Oct 3, 1916 (Citizens National Bank, Chattanooga, TN)
  • Assumed The Hamilton Trust and Savings Bank of by consolidation Feb 26, 1929
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1906) $1,845,065
High Bal (1935) $40,841,331
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $200,000
High Bal (1929) $2,000,000
Total Out (1934) $2,000,000
# Large Notes 2,761,808
# Small Notes 1,177,899
# Total Notes 3,939,707
$ Large Size $21,834,790
$ Small Size $9,569,740
$ Total Issued $31,404,530
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1906 $1,845,065.00 $250,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,521,387.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,936,636.00 $348,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,243,370.00 $400,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $7,971,573.00 $425,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $5,512,106.00 $700,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $6,301,173.00 $800,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,386,701.00 $700,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $6,884,317.00 $1,075,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $6,785,636.00 $975,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $10,559,237.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $14,103,190.00 $1,000,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $15,648,029.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $18,757,975.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $18,599,431.00 $1,255,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $14,671,320.00 $1,443,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $14,458,997.00 $1,500,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $15,569,357.00 $1,500,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $16,112,022.00 $1,500,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $17,363,999.00 $1,495,150.00
Dec-31-1926 $20,026,842.00 $1,500,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $21,129,267.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $21,505,632.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $25,897,041.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $26,826,382.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $25,750,666.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $25,362,009.00 $1,973,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $32,011,352.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $36,651,460.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $40,841,331.00 $0.00

 

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