Broadway National Bank, Nashville, TN (Charter 9774)

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Broadway National Bank, Nashville, TN (Chartered 1910 - Open past 1935)

Town History

ca. 2019 photo of the old Broadway National Bank building.

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of Tennessee. It is the county seat of Davidson County and is the 23rd most-populous city in the United States.

Nashville was named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The city was founded in 1779, and grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville is a major center for the music industry, especially country music, and is commonly known as "Music City".

During the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935), the population of Nashville was 25,865 in 1870, steadily growing to 153,866 in 1930. It's highest and current population is estimated at 670,820 (2019).

Nashville had 15 National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and 13 of those banks issued issued National Bank Notes. Nashville also had 16 Obsolete Banks that issued Obsolete Bank Notes during the Obsolete Bank Note Era (1782-1866).

Bank History

Organized May 18, 1910
Chartered Jun 8, 1910
Conversion of The Broadway Bank and Trust Company, Nashville, TN. (Opened 1906)
Bank was Open past 1935

The Broadway National Bank of Nashville was chartered in 1910. Alvin Edward Potter, Sr. became cashier and W. T. Hardison was president. A.E. Potter became president in 1912 and was president until he died unexpectedly in 1930. William M. Gupton, a former Nashville mayor (1917-1921), became bank president in 1930, and in January 1934, David Y. Proctor became president after Gupton left to become Nashville postmaster (1933-1948). Potter's son, A. E. Potter, Jr. (Ed), opened a bank in 1916 with his father's help that became Commerce Union Bank. In 1929, through stock manipulation, Ed was able to bring both banks under the management of the Potters.

The Broadway National Bank building now houses Blake Shelton's saloon, "Ole Red" where you can imbibe and think about history.

Official Bank Title(s)

1: Broadway National Bank of Nashville, TN

Bank Note Types Issued

Series 1902 Date Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of A.E. Potter, Cashier and J.H. Bradford, VP.

Series 1929 Type 2 $5 bank note with printed signatures of C.C. Potter, Cashier and Wm. Gupton, President.

A total of $2,474,510 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1910 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 306,589 notes (185,988 large size and 120,601 small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s	Sheet Comments
1902 Date Back	4x5	1 - 12850
1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 9980
1902 Plain Back	4x5	12851 - 26718
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	9981 - 19779
1929 Type 1	6x5	1 - 7718
1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 4694
1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 1012
1929 Type 2	5	1 - 23794
1929 Type 2	10	1 - 12765
1929 Type 2	20	1 - 3498

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1910 - 1936):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Known Bank Note Signers

John Henry Bradford (VP 1910...1923)

Bank Note History Links

Sources

Bank History info from Greg Culpepper post in the facebook NBN Collectors Group, November 26, 2019.
Nashville, TN, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee
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://bbdata.banknotehistory.com