Johnson-Miami County KS Archives Biographies.....Williams, Irwin 1887 - 
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Author: Ed Blair (1915)

  Irwin Williams, cashier of the Farmers State Bank, of Spring Hill, Kan., is a
native of Miami, county, Kansas. He was born April 10, 1887, and is a son of
Thomas and Lucy (Tuggle) Williams. The father is a native of Pennsylvania and
came to Kansas when eighteen years of age. He settled in Miami county and
engaged in farming and has met with unusual success and is now one of the large
land owners of Miami county and is president of the Farmers State Bank, of which
Irwin Williams, the subject of this sketch, is cashier. Irwin Williams is one of
a family of five children: Clifford S., Robert H., Irwin, Osa and Hazel,
deceased. Osa is assistant cashier and bookkeeper in the Farmers State Bank.
Irwin Williams was reared in Miami county and received his education in the
common schools and the Paola High School. When twenty years of age he entered
the National Bank of Commerce, of Kansas City, as a clerk, and here the broad
foundation of his knowledge of banking was laid. In the spring of 1912, he
resigned his position with the National Bank of Commerce and came to Spring Hill
and promoted the organization of the Farmers State Bank, which opened its doors
to the public on the first day of April of that year. The bank has a capital
stock of $20,000, with a surplus of $7,000, and is one of the substantial
financial institutions of Johnson county. Since the bank was opened its deposits
have rapidly increased and every feature of its business has shown experienced
and capable management. Mr. Williams is a Republican and his fraternal
affiliations are with the Masonic lodge and the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. He takes an active part in all movements for the upbuilding and
betterment of the community and is public spirited and progressive and keeps
well abreast of the times. Although comparatively a young man, considering the
responsible position which he holds, Mr. Williams is, perhaps, one of the best
posted men in the intricate problems of banking and finance in Johnson county.
He possesses what might be called that progressive conservatism, characteristic
of successful financiers.

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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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