Johnson-Miami County KS Archives Biographies.....Williams, Arthur P. 1843 - 
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Author: Ed Blair (1915)

  Arthur P. Williams, cashier of the Spring Hill Banking Company, has held that
position with this important financial instituton for the past fifteen years.
The Spring Hill Banking Company is one of the prosperous and substantial banking
houses of eastern Kansas with a spotless record of over a quarter of a century.
It was organized in 1889 with a captial stock of $20,000, and has a surplus of
$15,000, and is one of the best dividend paying banks in the State. The bank is
organized on a common sense safe plan. There are thirteen directors and each
director has an equal voice in the administration of the affairs of the bank,
regardless of how many shares of stock he owns. However, a stock holder must own
a minimum of five shares before he is eligible to become a member of the board
of directors. The following are the present officers and directors of the bank:
Eli Davis, president; Loren Grarofar, vice-president; A. P. Williams, cashier;
Steward Simpson, assistant cashier and W. C. Palmer, secretary; and the present
board of directors are: Eli Davis, Leon Granford, W. M. Adams, S. R. Hogue, W.
H. Rutter, Eugene Davis, W. C. Palmer, W. M. Tibbetts, George S. Sowers, S. C.
Ranney, A. P. Williams. P. O. Coons and Lizzie Bunnell. Arthur P. Williams, the
cashier, is a native of Wales, and was born in 1848, a son of William A. and
Given (Pugh) Williams, also natives of Wales. When A. P. was about nine months
old, the family immigrated to America. They landed at New York after a voyage of
five weeks, and immediately proceeded to Wisconsin, settling in Green Lake
county. The mother died in Pennsylvania a few years after the family located
there and the father, who was a slate quarry man, removed to Pennsylvania,
taking his wife with him. A. P. Williams received a good common school education
and before he was twenty-one years old went to Iowa and engaged in farming on
his own account, remaining there until 1873. He then came to Kansas, locating in
Miami county and followed farming there until 1890. He was then elected clerk of
the district court of Miami county and served in that office for four years,
being reelected at the end of his first term. He served as assistant State
treasurer for two years and about that time was elected cashier of the Spring
Hill Banking Company. Mr. Williams is typically of the banker's temperament,
well posted in the intricate problems of finance, a man of good judgment and
with years of experience in dealing with men and handling affairs, is well
qualified for the responsible position which he holds. He was united in marriage
in 1869 to Miss Mary Jones, also a native of Wales. She came to this country
with an aunt and for a time lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, and from there went to
Iowa where she married Mr. Williams. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams the following
children have been born: Jennie and Anna, the latter being connected with the
Spring Hill Banking Company for over fifteen years and, was one of the best
posted employes of the institution during her long and useful career there. She
was married in April, 1915, to George A. Simpson; and William, resides in Texas,
where he is engaged in agriculture and is an extensive cotton planter. Mr.
Williams is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Fraternal Aid
and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He and Mrs. Williams are members of
the Baptist church of Paola. Mr. Williams is one of the solid citizens of
Johnson county and enjoys the esteem and confidence of a large number of friends
and acquaintances.

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HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas
BY
ED BLAIR

AUTHOR OF
Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches

IN ONE VOLUME

ILLUSTRATED
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1915


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