Union National Bank, Scranton, PA (Charter 8737)
Union National Bank, Scranton, PA (Chartered 1907 - Receivership 1934)
Town History
Scranton is located in Lackawanna County.
Scranton had 10 National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and eight of those banks issued National Bank Notes.
Bank History
- Organized May 4, 1907
- Chartered Jun 10, 1907
- Opened for business Jul 1, 1907
- Conservatorship Mar 15, 1933
- Receivership Feb 21, 1934
On May 17, 1933, a reorganization of the Union National Bank which would immediately free 50% of deposits was announced by W.W. McCulloch, president of the institution. The reorganization called for the establishment of a new bank to be known as the Scranton National Bank, was agreed upon to meet the situation arising from the delay in licensing the bank since the bank holiday declared by President Roosevelt.
Official Bank Title(s)
1: The Union National Bank of Scranton, PA
Bank Note Types Issued
A total of $10,336,640 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1907 and 1934. This consisted of a total of 1,296,878 notes (1,051,964 large size and 244,914 small size notes).
This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 6000 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4800 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 36500 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 27000 1902 Plain Back 4x5 36501 - 152202 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 27001 - 99989 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 21246 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 12154 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3032 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 15686 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 8846 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1790
Bank Presidents and Cashiers
Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1907 - 1934):
Presidents:
- William L. Connell, 1907-1914
- Frederick William Wollerton, 1915-1927
- William Wallace McCulloch, 1928-1932
Cashiers:
- Frederick William Wollerton, 1907-1911
- William Wallace McCulloch, 1912-1927
- Sebert Wenzel, 1928-1932
Other Bank Note Signers
- There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.
Wiki Links
- Pennsylvania Bank Note History
- General information on Scranton (Wikipedia)
- General information on Lackawanna County (Wikipedia)
- General information on Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
Sources
- Scranton, PA, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania
- 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
- The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA, Wed., May 17, 1933.