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Bank Info for NB Charter 926 (1865 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Birmingham, PA
2 The First National Bank of Birmingham [3/4/1885]
Pittsburgh, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 John Philip Beech Dr. Barnet A. Wolfe
1868-1876 John Philip Beech James Fawcett
1877-1881 John Philip Beech Andrew Brown Stevenson
1882-1888 John Philip Beech H. Sellers McKee
1889-1905 Daniel Raymond Beech H. Sellers McKee
1906-1908 Charles Frederick Beech H. Sellers McKee
1909-1911 Charles Frederick Beech Daniel Raymond Beech
1912-1930 Charles Frederick Beech Thomas Henry Sankey
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 3x1-2 1 - 3300
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 3700
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1800
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4890
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1164
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6584
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3700
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8800
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8801 - 26885
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1474
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 450
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 3, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 22, 1865
  • 2: Liquidated Jan 19, 1931
  • 2: Absorbed by Peoples Pittsburgh Trust Company of
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $350,683
High Bal (1928) $3,057,164
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $22,500
High Bal (1900) $100,000
Total Out (1930) $100,000
# Large Notes 212,092
# Small Notes 11,544
# Total Notes 223,636
$ Large Size $2,199,950
$ Small Size $142,440
$ Total Issued $2,342,390
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $350,682.88 $71,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $386,832.07 $88,964.00
Oct-07-1867 $386,960.53 $88,665.00
Oct-05-1868 $385,357.69 $88,872.00
Oct-09-1869 $421,724.17 $87,887.00
Oct-08-1870 $468,950.64 $87,906.00
Oct-02-1871 $485,598.41 $86,590.00
Oct-03-1872 $584,344.39 $88,210.00
Sep-12-1873 $587,244.32 $87,590.00
Oct-02-1874 $507,791.50 $87,692.00
Oct-01-1875 $523,884.97 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $576,455.63 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $487,144.02 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $512,596.19 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $529,973.04 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $600,271.52 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $766,646.79 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $737,567.36 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $753,710.05 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $832,887.37 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $850,993.46 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $894,486.00 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $983,500.24 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $992,172.20 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,383,827.78 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,268,595.56 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,230,403.71 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,242,605.13 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,093,292.17 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,019,998.79 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,081,778.96 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,022,745.48 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $991,577.01 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $945,347.10 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,055,190.83 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,221,796.91 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,168,373.76 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,101,354.25 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,188,524.39 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,134,467.51 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,139,283.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,100,560.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,116,781.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,044,242.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,098,242.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,142,177.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,193,271.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,047,919.00 $98,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,122,324.00 $98,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,123,105.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,150,133.00 $98,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,271,491.00 $98,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,463,788.00 $98,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,598,879.00 $99,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,772,670.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,061,981.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,209,255.00 $96,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,314,886.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,575,355.00 $97,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,608,468.00 $99,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,644,813.00 $98,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,763,274.00 $98,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,839,555.00 $98,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,057,164.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,961,233.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,021,096.00 $100,000.00

 

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