Kansas National Bank/First National Bank in Wichita, KS (Charter 2782)

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Kansas National Bank/First National Bank in Wichita, KS (Chartered 1882 - Open past 1935)

Town History

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Wichita is located in Sedgwick County.

Wichita had 11 National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and 10 of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

  • Organized September 12, 1882
  • Chartered September 25, 1882
  • Succeeded Farmers and Merchants Bank
  • 1: Assumed Citizens Bank 1895
  • 1: Assumed Sedgwick County Bank 1898
  • 1: Assumed 5169 by consolidation February 24, 1920 and assumed its circulation (National Bank of Commerce, Wichita, KS)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed Institution Name to Intrust Bank, N.A. May 1, 1993
  • Still in business as Intrust Bank (December 2025)

In April 1993, shareholders of First Bancorp of Kansas, parent of First National Bank in Wichita, voted to change the name to Intrust Financial Corp., making its banks Intrust bank offices.[1] To distinguish the Wichita institution, directors of First Bancorp of Kansas selected Intrust Bank as its new name. The holding company would become Intrust Financial Corp., and its 21 Kansas banks would become Intrust Banks. The change would help First Bankcorp avoid treading on the rights of other banks names First National, important as First Bancorp expanded into other markets. In addition to Wichita offices, the company operated banks in Valley Center, Haysville, El Dorado, Derby, Shawnee, and Prarie Village. The company's Will Rogers Bank in Oklahoma would retain its name. As for the First National name, the case of the Derby branch resulted in the awkward name of First National Bank in Wichita in Dillons in Derby. The Webster's definition of the new name was the process of committing to another with confidence. According to C.Q. Chandler IV, First Bancorp president, "We feel that's the way we have dealt with our customers and the way they have dealt with us for well over 100 years."[2]

  • 11/01/1876 Institution established. Original name: First National Bank in Wichita (FDIC #4799).
  • 05/01/1993 Changed Institution Name to Intrust Bank, National Association.
  • 07/09/1993 Acquired Kansas State Bank and Trust Company (FDIC #13899) in Wichita, KS.
  • 02/11/1995 Acquired Intrust Bank, El Dorado, National Association (FDIC #26313) in El Dorado, KS.
  • 02/11/1995 Acquired Intrust Bank (FDIC #17363) in Valley Center, KS.
  • 02/11/1995 Acquired Intrust Bank, Haysville, National Association (FDIC #17371) in Haysville, KS.
  • 02/11/1995 Acquired Intrust Bank, Johnson County, National Association (FDIC #33113) in Prairie Village, KS.
  • 12/01/1995 Acquired The First National Bank of Ottawa (FDIC #4750) in Ottawa, KS.
  • 09/24/1999 Branch Purchased
  • 08/10/2001 Acquired Will Rogers Bank (FDIC #21110) in Oklahoma City, OK.
  • 03/16/2007 Acquired First State Bank (FDIC #17278) in Junction City, KS.
  • 11/30/2018 Branch Purchased
  • 11/09/2019 Acquired First Bank of Newton (FDIC #4738) in Newton, KS.

Official Bank Titles

1: The Kansas National Bank of Wichita, KS

2: First National Bank in Wichita, KS (2/24/1920)

Bank Note Types Issued

1902 Red Seal $50 bank note
1902 Red Seal $50 bank note with pen signatures of 1902 Red Seal $50 bank note with pen signatures of Elsberry Martin, Cashier and E.E. Masterman, Vice President. Courtesy of the NBNCensus.com
1929 Type 1 $5 bank note
1929 Type 1 $5 bank note with printed signatures of F.O. Carr, Cashier and J.L. Carson, President. Courtesy of Lyn Knight Auctions, www.lynknight.com

A total of $2,765,350 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1882 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 450,432 notes (27,912 large size and 422,520 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1409
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2000
1: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1201
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3085
1: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 502
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 337
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 46732
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 142128

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1882 - 1935):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Known Bank Note Signers

Bank Note History Links

Sources

  • Wichita, KS, on Wikipedia
  • 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
  1. ↑ The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS, Sun., Mar. 14, 1993.
  2. ↑ The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS, Thu., Mar. 11, 1993.
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