The Chase National Bank

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The Chase National Bank was a significant American bank, established in 1877 and named in honor of U.S. Treasury secretary Salmon P. Chase. It experienced remarkable growth, becoming the second-largest national bank in the United States by 1921, even before engaging in mergers. Over the years, it underwent numerous mergers, significantly expanding its branch network and international presence. In 1955, The Chase National Bank merged with the Bank of the Manhattan Company to form The Chase Manhattan Bank. This entity later merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000, creating the financial giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.1

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The Chase Manhattan Corporation
The Chase National Bank was organized September 12, 1877, by John Thompson (1802–91), who named the bank in honour of the late U.S. Treasury secretary Salmon P. Chase. (Thompson had earlier helped found the First National Bank, a predecessor of Citibank and, later, CitiGroup.) Chase…
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The Chase National Bank was organized September 12, 1877, by John Thompson (1802–91), who named the bank in honour of the late U.S. Treasury secretary Salmon P. Chase. (Thompson had earlier helped found the First National Bank, a predecessor of Citibank and, later, CitiGroup.) Chase…
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David Rockefeller
…1946 the staff of the Chase National Bank of New York, of which his maternal uncle, Winthrop W. Aldrich, was chairman of the board. Rockefeller rose steadily in the hierarchy to become senior vice president in 1952 and was instrumental in the merger (1955) of Chase National and the Bank…
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…1946 the staff of the Chase National Bank of New York, of which his maternal uncle, Winthrop W. Aldrich, was chairman of the board. Rockefeller rose steadily in the hierarchy to become senior vice president in 1952 and was instrumental in the merger (1955) of Chase National and the Bank…
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