The first Bank of South Australia was founded by the South Australian Company in 1837 and became defunct in 1892.
From 1840, it was associated with or a subsidiary of the South Australian Banking Company. From 1868, there was only one body, the Bank of South Australia.
Officers:
David McLaren, manager
Edward Stephens, cashier and acting manager
Board of Directors:
George Fife Angas
Raikes Currie, M.P.
Charles Hindley, M.P.
Henry Kingscote
John Pirie
Christopher Rawson
John Rundle, M.P.
Thomas Smith
James Ruddell-Todd
Henry Waymouth
(later occasionally titled "Colonial Manager" - South Australian Company title or to distinguish from branch managers?)
David McLaren 1837
Edward Stephens - officially from 1841 (but in practice from a much earlier date) to c. 1856
John Coleman Dixon (acting manager, then manager of South Australian Banking Company / Bank of South Australia from 1855 to 1865
William Selby Douglas (previously manager Gawler branch) 1864 to 1869
Thomas Drury Smeaton (previously manager Robe branch) occasionally between 1870 and 1884
William G. Cuthbertson to 1878?
John Currie 1879 to 1884
Vipont Howgate 1884 to 1886
Anderson (acting pro tem)
John White Meldrum (died 12 January 1898) 1887 to 1891
J. L. Ogilvie (1891 to 1892)
In 1892, under pressure of falling share values, and following collapse of banks in Victoria, the Bank of South Australia was taken over by the Union Bank of Australia.
