Firstar Corporation

Firstar Corporation
Trade name	Firstar Bank
Formerly	Wisconsin Bankshares Corporation (1929–1960); First Wisconsin Bankshares Corporation (1960–1974); First Wisconsin Corporation (1974–1988);
Company type	public
Traded as	NYSE: FRS (1988–2001)
Industry	Banking
Founded	1853; 171 years ago in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as Farmer's and Millers Bank
Defunct	February 27, 2001; 23 years ago
Fate	Changed name to U.S. Bancorp after acquiring U.S. Bancorp
Successor	U.S. Bancorp
Headquarters	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Area served	Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Arizona, Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas
Key people	Roger Fitzsimonds; Jerry Grundhofer;
Website	archived official website

Firstar Corporation was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based regional bank holding company that existed from 1853 to 2001. In 2001, Firstar acquired U.S. Bancorp and assumed its name, moving its headquarters to Minneapolis.