Georges National Bank/Thomaston NB, Thomaston, ME (Charter 1142)
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Georges National Bank/Thomaston NB, Thomaston, ME (Chartered 1865 - Open past 1935)
Town History
Thomaston is located in Knox County.
Thomaston had two National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and both of those banks issued National Bank Notes.
Bank History
- Organized Feb 6, 1865
- Chartered May 15, 1865
- Succeeded Georges Bank
- 1: Assumed 890 by consolidation with title change and assumed its circulation (Thomaston National Bank, Thomaston, ME)
- 2: Conservatorship Mar 17, 1933
- 2: Licensed Jun 23, 1933
- Bank was Open past 1935
Official Bank Title(s)
1: The Georges National Bank of Thomaston, ME
2: The Thomaston National Bank (9/16/1931), Thomaston, ME
Bank Note Types Issued
A total of $1,439,500 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1865 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 176,756 notes (144,980 large size and 31,776 small size notes).
This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments 1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 2500 1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1800 1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2070 1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2362 1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3776 1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2807 1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 1050 1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 720 1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2650 1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2100 1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 2651 - 11425 1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2101 - 7735 1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1352 1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 666 1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 178 2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 944 2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 672 2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 212 2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5130 2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1977 2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 525
Bank Presidents and Cashiers
Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1865 - 1935):
Presidents:
- Edward Ellis O'Brien, 1865-1876
- Capt. Samuel Watts, 1877-1877
- Edward Ellis O'Brien, 1878-1897
- Edwin Smith, Jr., 1898-1903
- William E. Vinal, 1904-1918
- Richard Oliver Elliot, 1919-1935
Cashiers:
Other Known Bank Note Signers
- No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
- Georges National Bank/Thomaston NB, Thomaston, ME History (NB Lookup)
- Maine Bank Note History (BNH Wiki)
Sources
- Thomaston, ME, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomaston,_Maine
- Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
- Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
- Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project