Third National Bank, Nashville, TN (Charter 1296)

Third National Bank ca.1880

Third National Bank, Nashville, TN (Chartered 1865 - Liquidated 1884)

Town History

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 Apr 29, 1865
• Chartered Jun 16, 1865
• New bank
• Liquidated Feb 20, 1884
  

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The Third National Bank of Nashville, TN

Bank Note Types Issued

Series 1875 $5 bank note with pen signatures of Edgar Jones, Cashier and John Kirkman, President. Courtesy of Lyn Knight Currency Auctions, www.lynknight.com

A total of $365,350 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1865 and 1884. This consisted of a total of 40,244 notes (40,244 large size and No small size notes).

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

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s	Sheet Comments
Original Series	4x5	1 - 2500
Original Series	3x10-20	1 - 1300
Series 1875	4x5	1 - 2090
Series 1875	3x10-20	1 - 4171

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1865 - 1884):

Presidents:

• William Wells Berry, (Sr.), 1865-1876
• John Kirkman, 1877-1883

Cashiers:

• Edgar Jones, 1865-1882
• Albert Wynne Harris, 1883-1883
• Edgar Jones, 1883-1883

Other Known Bank Note Signers

• No other known bank note signers for this bank

Bank Note History Links

• Third National Bank of Nashville, TN History (NB Lookup)
• Davidson County Bank Note History (BNH Wiki)
• Tennessee Bank Note History (BNH Wiki)

Sources

• 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://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project