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Bank Info for NB Charter 9397 (1909 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Brighton, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1909-1917 Thomas Franklin Chamberlain George Weld Hilliard
1918-1920 Roberta L. (Simmons) Chamberlain George Weld Hilliard
1921-1921 Russell S. Brown George Weld Hilliard
1922-1923 John Joseph Norton George Weld Hilliard
1924-1927 William Adolph Schneeberg George Weld Hilliard
1928-1933 William Adolph Schneeberg William Isaac Gillham
1934-1934 William Adolph Schneeberg Charles Avery Hilliard
1935-1935 Warren George Strohbeck Charles Avery Hilliard
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 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1975
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1520
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1976 - 6005
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1521 - 3962
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 738
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 430
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 140
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 954
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 584
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 158
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 27, 1909
  • Chartered Apr 28, 1909
  • Opened for business May 1, 1909
  • 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 (1909) $78,811
High Bal (1920) $247,407
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1909) $10,000
High Bal (1911) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 39,868
# Small Notes 9,544
# Total Notes 49,412
$ Large Size $318,200
$ Small Size $78,510
$ Total Issued $396,710
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1909 $78,811.00 $10,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $141,280.00 $24,450.00
Sep-01-1911 $154,661.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $151,087.00 $24,980.00
Aug-09-1913 $179,309.00 $24,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $160,616.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $142,041.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $161,036.00 $24,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $189,346.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $226,278.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $241,731.00 $24,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $247,407.00 $24,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $228,609.00 $24,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $216,725.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $242,711.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $231,393.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $208,762.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $214,707.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $212,175.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $213,747.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $214,062.00 $24,040.00
Dec-31-1930 $205,794.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $187,752.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $172,738.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $178,453.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $224,115.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $232,055.00 $0.00

 

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