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Bank Info for NB Charter 9885 (1910 - 1936+)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Virginia National Bank of
Norfolk, VA
2 National Bank of Commerce of (10/9/1933)
Norfolk, VA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1911-1919 Hugh Grigsby Whitehead James Wilson Hunter Sr.
1920-1924 Mars Lewis Hugh Grigsby Whitehead
1925-1925 David Marshall Hale Hugh Grigsby Whitehead
1926-1926 * none * Hugh Grigsby Whitehead
1927-1928 Rosser Jefferson Smith Sr. Hugh Grigsby Whitehead
1929-1929 Rosser Jefferson Smith Sr. Arthur Wilson Brock
1930-1932 Hugh Grigsby Whitehead Arthur Wilson Brock
1933-1935 John S. Alfriend Robert Prentis Beaman
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: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 45750
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 35300
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 45751 - 148670
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 35301 - 101272
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 24722
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 12490
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3224
1: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 11052
1: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4992
1: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1260
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 85548 1747-1752 Not issued
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 79217
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 17261
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 30, 1910
  • Chartered Nov 5, 1910
  • 1: Assumed 13343 by consolidation Jul 30, 1929 (Colonial NB (No Issue), Norfolk, VA)
  • 1: Assumed Virginia Bank & Trust Co., Norfolk by consolidation Oct 16, 1930
  • 1: Assumed 6032 by consolidation Oct 9, 1933 with title change (NB of Commerce/Norfolk NB of Comm, Norfolk, VA)
  • 1: Assumed circulation of 6032
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds "Virginia Bank & Trust Company, Inc." of Norfolk
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1911) $2,127,585
High Bal (1935) $33,555,347
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1927) $478,300
High Bal (1933) $2,000,000
Total Out (1934) $2,000,000
# Large Notes 999,768
# Small Notes 441,946
# Total Notes 1,441,714
$ Large Size $8,037,000
$ Small Size $3,573,420
$ Total Issued $11,610,420
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1911 $2,127,585.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,395,540.00 $500,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,508,190.00 $484,297.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,507,630.00 $494,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,636,840.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,925,389.00 $500,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,409,575.00 $490,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,636,636.00 $491,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,508,150.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,133,815.00 $489,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,369,060.00 $492,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,386,275.00 $500,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,010,180.00 $500,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,469,095.00 $493,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,826,543.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $6,518,727.00 $494,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $6,538,495.00 $478,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $6,633,179.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,229,403.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $6,710,608.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,699,676.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,957,756.00 $500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $28,417,057.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $31,387,122.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $33,555,347.00 $0.00

 

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