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Bank Info for NB Charter 945 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Waukegan, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 James C. Biddecom Charles R. Steele
1867-1888 Charles F. Wiard Charles R. Steele
1889-1907 Charles F. Wiard Nelson A. Steele
1908-1914 Chauncey J. Jones Nelson A. Steele
1915-1924 William D. Jones Chauncey J. Jones
1925-1935 William D. Jones C. N. Steele
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 1400
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2150
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 800
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1465
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 860
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4240
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 579
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 650
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 570
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1240
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1701 - 11490
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1241 - 7667
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3956
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1918
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 460
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3278
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1641
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 464
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 10, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 28, 1865
  • Conservatorship Mar 17, 1933
  • Licensed Jul 17, 1933
  • 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 (1865) $155,930
High Bal (1928) $5,430,795
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $10,700
High Bal (1926) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 127,484
# Small Notes 43,387
# Total Notes 170,871
$ Large Size $930,700
$ Small Size $331,040
$ Total Issued $1,261,740
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $155,929.60 $35,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $175,225.87 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $163,732.97 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $196,647.25 $45,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $166,191.54 $45,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $163,795.53 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $180,114.49 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $246,422.45 $44,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $216,554.52 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $188,696.98 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $197,092.39 $44,100.00
Oct-02-1876 $176,028.72 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $172,702.34 $44,400.00
Oct-01-1878 $172,344.29 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $206,026.93 $43,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $276,288.29 $44,400.00
Oct-01-1881 $289,814.95 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $303,764.89 $43,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $318,197.60 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $278,667.07 $42,600.00
Oct-01-1885 $335,683.58 $43,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $334,753.13 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $365,101.34 $44,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $312,994.69 $11,700.00
Sep-30-1889 $374,965.90 $11,700.00
Oct-02-1890 $409,281.08 $10,700.00
Sep-25-1891 $480,857.98 $11,200.00
Sep-30-1892 $536,871.22 $10,700.00
Oct-03-1893 $447,019.82 $11,700.00
Oct-02-1894 $501,763.05 $11,200.00
Sep-28-1895 $559,443.93 $11,700.00
Oct-06-1896 $553,209.40 $11,300.00
Oct-05-1897 $618,284.54 $10,960.00
Sep-20-1898 $729,830.11 $11,100.00
Sep-07-1899 $924,932.86 $20,780.00
Sep-05-1900 $940,825.83 $17,960.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,059,906.52 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,160,178.18 $23,597.50
Sep-09-1903 $1,305,752.35 $19,895.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,218,437.61 $21,445.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,345,900.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,415,114.00 $23,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,348,353.00 $23,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,288,917.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,382,737.00 $24,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,357,462.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,316,282.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,493,759.00 $24,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,417,535.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,385,187.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,483,791.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,598,899.00 $24,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,721,194.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,806,052.00 $24,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,959,220.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,188,533.00 $24,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,249,797.00 $49,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,235,188.00 $49,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,380,495.00 $48,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,369,461.00 $49,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,804,033.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,001,383.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,378,708.00 $98,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,430,795.00 $96,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,073,636.00 $97,540.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,107,953.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,101,408.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,877,157.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,121,571.00 $99,400.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,245,238.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,313,177.00 $0.00

 

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