Bank of East Tennessee - Knoxville, TN

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 1, 1847*
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee (35.961, -83.921)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 1ec137cc

Response Measures

None

Description

Article states the Bank of East Tennessee (Knoxville) suspended in 1847, and was recently revived, and again suspended (article dated 1854-09-01). No mention of a depositor run, reopening after the 1854 suspension, receivership, or takeover. The final outcome after the 1854 suspension is not provided; I classify as suspension_closure because there is a suspension with no evidence of a run or later successful reopening. If more articles show a reopening, episode_type should be updated.

Events (2)

1. January 1, 1847* Suspension

Cause Details: Article simply states the bank suspended in 1847; no cause given.
Newspaper Excerpt: This bank suspended in 1847
Source: newspapers

2. September 1, 1854 Suspension

Cause Details: Article notes the bank was recently revived and again suspended around the publication date; no cause given.
Newspaper Excerpt: This bank suspended in 1847, and was recently revived, and again suspended on the
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. September 1, 1854 The Athens Post Athens, TN

Article from The Athens Post, September 1, 1854

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Article Text

FREE BANKS. Memphis. Bank of Memphis, do Southern Bank of Tenn. do Commercial Bank, Nashville. Bank of Nashville, Lebanon. Bank of Middle Tenn. Murfreesboro' Exchange B'k of Tenn. Knoxville. Bank of Knoxville, do Farmers' Bank, Tazewell. Bank of Tazewell, Bank of Dandridge, Dandridge. STOCK BANKS. State Bank of Tennessee, Nashville, (old) do Planters' Bank of Tennessee, do do do Union Bank of Tennessee, *Farmers' and Merchants' B'k, Memphis do Mechanics' Bank, do (new) do do Citizens Bank do Bank of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, do Bank of Ococe, Cleveland, Lawrenceburg Bank, Lawreneeburg, (old) do Bank of East Tennessee, Knoxville, *This bank suspended in 1847, and was recently revived, and again suspended on the