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Bank Info for NB Charter 8 (1863 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Chicago, IL
2 The First National Bank of (5/24/1911)
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1865 Edward E. Braisted Edmund Aiken
1866-1866 Charles J. Schmitt Edmund Aiken
1867-1867 Cornelius Robbins Field Samuel Mayo Nickerson I
1868-1882 Lyman Judson Gage Samuel Mayo Nickerson I
1911-1911 Charles Noble Gillett James Berwick Forgan
1912-1915 Henry Albert Howland James Berwick Forgan
1916-1917 Henry Albert Howland Frank Orton Wetmore
1918-1924 R. F. Newhall Frank Orton Wetmore
1925-1933 R. F. Newhall Melvin Alvah Traylor
1934-1935 R. F. Newhall Edward Eagle Brown
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
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 8000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 14100 The omitted from 20
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1067
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 200 The omitted from 20
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 209
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 68138
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 92594
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2000
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 7, 1863
  • Chartered Jun 22, 1863
  • 1: Liquidated Apr 29, 1882
  • 1: Succeeded by 2670 (First National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • 2: Charter 8 reassigned to 2670 May 24, 1911 (First National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • 2: Assumed Rawson State Bank, Chicago by consolidation Feb 11, 1929
  • 2: Absorbed 12403 Aug 25, 1931 (Foreman NB(NoIssue)/Foreman-StateNB, Chicago, IL)
  • 2: Assumed First Union Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago by consolidation Jul 17, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 2670 (First National Bank, Chicago, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1863) $481,848
High Bal (1935) $928,465,116
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1881) $39,997
High Bal (1914) $10,040,537
Total Out (1915) $1,077,000
# Large Notes 742,680
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 742,680
$ Large Size $7,558,860
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $7,558,860
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-28-1863 $481,848.00 $0.00
Nov-25-1864 $1,934,900.17 $310,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $3,244,080.71 $600,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $3,334,386.37 $602,300.00
Oct-07-1867 $3,558,800.18 $602,300.00
Oct-05-1868 $4,237,475.39 $601,180.00
Oct-09-1869 $4,578,709.70 $597,270.00
Oct-08-1870 $4,712,925.06 $598,095.00
Oct-02-1871 $5,415,413.31 $562,800.00
Oct-03-1872 $5,666,495.01 $582,510.00
Sep-12-1873 $6,337,810.51 $574,710.00
Oct-02-1874 $8,174,342.67 $497,225.00
Oct-01-1875 $6,794,593.02 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $7,045,379.80 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $7,440,406.81 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $8,413,530.49 $77,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $10,812,351.84 $60,297.00
Oct-01-1880 $14,942,596.54 $49,497.00
Oct-01-1881 $22,858,053.89 $39,997.00
Sep-01-1911 $139,773,721.00 $859,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $146,130,337.00 $1,009,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $141,962,319.00 $2,434,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $156,964,847.00 $10,040,537.00
Sep-02-1915 $168,866,210.00 $1,077,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $188,274,022.00 $0.00
Sep-11-1917 $199,838,790.00 $0.00
Aug-31-1918 $233,717,324.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1919 $275,487,960.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $278,525,127.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $212,202,003.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $261,675,008.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $251,996,491.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $294,920,023.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $300,534,441.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $304,914,044.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $327,439,022.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $365,766,913.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $459,615,492.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $502,442,558.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $547,417,024.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $519,518,325.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $644,933,758.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $822,298,091.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $928,465,116.00 $0.00

 

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