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Winters State Bank was founded in 1906 by John Q. McAdams, who served 17 years as cashier and afterward as president. Its original capitalization was $15,000. It was first located immediately south and moved to this site in 1909. It bought Farmers & Merchants State Bank in 1913 and First National Bank of Winters in 1937. The building was enlarged in 1924 and 1954. McAdams was treasurer of the Texas State Bankers Association in 1918 and its president in 1931-1932, served as State Banking Commissioner from 1941 to 1944, and held office as president of the State Banks Division of the American Bankers Association from 1950 to 1951.
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