Historedia
Person

John Nixon

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1781–1791

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Nixon, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Opening of the Bank of North America

    1781–1791

    Role: Successor to Willing as bank president

    1. 1781–1791 · Bank of North America, PhiladelphiaWilling's Presidency and Franklin's Token Share

      Thomas Willing became the bank's first president, serving 1781–1791, while Benjamin Franklin bought a single token share in a gesture of good faith.

    2. May 17–26, 1781 · Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMorris's Plan and Congressional Charter

      Robert Morris presented a banking plan in May 1781, drawing on Hamilton's recommendations, and Congress chartered the bank on May 26, 1781.

    3. January 7, 1782 · Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaOpening in Philadelphia

      The Bank of North America opened in Philadelphia on January 7, 1782, as the first chartered bank in the United States.

    4. 1783 · Bank of North America, PhiladelphiaTax Payments and Post-Opening Controversy

      By 1783 several states, including Massachusetts, allowed taxes to be paid in bank notes; postwar economic turmoil later prompted petitions to revoke the Pennsylvania charter.

Sources

  1. Bank of North America Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28