Riggs National Bank - Washington, DC

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 5046
Charter Number: 5046
Start Date: March 6, 1933
Location: Washington, District of Columbia (38.895, -77.036)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 73ec1f27

Response Measures

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Description

Article is a Richmond dispatch listing banks in the district scheduled to reopen after the March 1933 banking holiday. No run is described for Riggs; this is part of the government-declared bank suspension and subsequent reopening.

Events (3)

1. June 30, 1896 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. March 6, 1933 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Part of the nationwide/state banking holiday and actions by the Federal Reserve/district clearing house in March 1933 that suspended bank operations temporarily.
Newspaper Excerpt: To Six Virginia Banks To Reopen Today... included: ... Riggs National Bank ...
Source: newspapers

3. March 14, 1933 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: The first group announced included: ... Riggs National Bank ... to reopen for business today.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 14, 1933 The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, OH

Article from The Cincinnati Enquirer, March 14, 1933

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Article Text

RICHMOND To Six Virginia Banks To Reopen Today. Richmond, March Fifth District Federal Bank tonight announced that banks cities the district clearing house by the to for business reopen The first group announced included: NaBank, Liberty National Bank, Lincoln National Bank, tional Bank Washington, tional Capital of Washington, Bank, Riggs National Bank, Second National Bank. National Bank, First National Bank, Maryland Trust Company, National Central Bank, National Marine Bank, WestNational Bank. National Bank and Seaboard Citizens' National Bank, Virginia National Bank. National Bank, People's National Lynchburg Bank and Trust Company. American Bank, First National Exchange Bank. Charleston, W. National Bank, Kanawha Trust Company, ley Bank, National Bank of Com-