The First National Bank of the City of New York

President: George Fisher Baker (1840-1931)*
Cashier: Ebenezer Scofield (-1896)

FNB New York, Co-Founder (1863), Cashier (1865–1877), President (1877–1909), Chairman (1909–1931); Astor NB, President (1898–1906); New York State Banking Department, Clerk (1856–); Invests $3,000 to be an original shareholder in FNB at age 23 (1863)

Directorships: Chase National Bank (Largest shareholder, 1914); Liberty National Bank (2nd largest shareholder, 1914); National Bank of Commerce (3rd largest shareholder, 1914); First National Bank Chicago; Manhattan Trust Company; Farmers Loan & TC; AT&T (Majority Shareholder, 1926); US Steel; General Electric; General Motors; Central Railroad of New Jersey, Majority Shareholder; New York Central Railroad; Erie Railroad; Rutland Railroad; Harris, Portsmouth, Mount Joy & Lancaster Railroad; Equitable Life Assurance Society; Mutual Life Insurance Company

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Philanthropy: Harvard Business School, Founding Endowment; Baker Field, Columbia University; Baker Memorial Library, Dartmouth College; Dormitories and Science Building, Cornell University; New York Hospital, Trustee (32 years); between 1912–1931, Baker donated approximately $17,000,000 to charity ($210,000,000 in 2010 dollars)

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M. 1869 Florence Tucker; 3 Children; AF: Unitarian

FIRST CHARTER PERIOD

The National Bank of Deposit of The City of New York (#3771)
8/5/1887–6/9/1893

President: Lewis E. Ransom (–1923)
Cashier: George H. Southard (1841–1913)*

23 Feb 1841 Boston, MA–14 Jan 1913 New Bedford, MA

NB of Deposit, Co-Founder & Cashier (1887–1888); Franklin Trust Company of Brooklyn, Co-Founder (1888), President (1891); Franklin Trust Company, Manhattan (1904); Fifth Avenue Bank of Brooklyn, Director; James & Pope, Lumber, Boston (1860’s); Southard & Co Lumber (1874); Directorships: Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Brooklyn, Broadway Insurance Company, New York Fire insurance Company, Maritime Exchange, Union Theological Seminary; Brooklyn Hospital, Trustee; M. 1868 Alida H.; 2 children; AF: Presbyterian, Republican

1882 BROWN BACK, 2301 BB, 54 #1BB, 2L ON BANK

The United National Bank of New York City (#5990)
10/12/1901–7/26/1906

President: Henry W. Gennerich
Cashier: Warren W. Warner (1869–1905)*

27 Jan 1869 Sandy Creek, NY–18 Nov 1950 Putnam, NY

Fourth NB New York (1891–1898); United NB New York, Cashier (1901–1905); Bryant Park Bank, Founder & President (1907–); Cornell University (1887); Assistant National Bank Examiner, NY (1898–1901); M. 24 June 1903 Frances Whitman; No children; AF: Mason (Royal Arch); Sons of Veterans; Republican

1882 BROWN BACK, 2301 BB, 54 #1BB, 18L ON BANK

The Raleigh National Bank of North Carolina, Raleigh (#1557)
1865–9/5/1885

President: William Horn Battle (1802–1879)*
Cashier: Charles Francis Dewey (1828–1886)

17 Oct 1802 Edgecombe Co., NC–14 Mar 1879 Raleigh, NC

Raleigh NB, President (1876–1877); UNC Chapel Hill (1820); NC State Supreme Court, Court Reporter (1834–1839); UNC School of Law, Founder & Professor (1845–1866), Dean (1877–1879); NC House of Commons (1833–34); NC State Supreme Court, Judge (1848, 1852–1868); M. 1 Jun 1825 Lucy Martin Plummer; 10 children [8 survived]; AF: Whig; Episcopalian

FIRST CHARTER PERIOD, 65 FCP, NO $50, 1 $100, 8L ON BANK