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Founded | 1872 |
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Founder | local businessmen |
Defunct | 1924 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | Merged into Canadian Bank of Commerce (now modern-day Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)) |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Donald McInnes (first president) |
The Bank of Hamilton was established in 1872 by local businessmen in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada under the leadership of Donald McInnes, the bank's first President. Like the other Canadian chartered banks, it issued its own paper money. The bank issued notes from 1872 to 1922. The end dates are the final dates appearing on notes, which may have circulated for some time after.