Garrett, Albert Earle, 1909-1998

Albert Earle Garrett, Jr. (1909-1998), a graduate of the University of North Carolina Law School, practiced law in Danville, Va. In his student days, he met Swain Wu, a Chinese citizen (then called Swain Wool) pursuing an education at the College of William and Mary and at Columbia University. After his return to China, Wu became an educator, businessman, and government official. In 1957, Wu left mainland China and moved to Hong Kong; in 1963, he immigrated to the United States.

Albert Earle Garrett, Jr., son of Mattie Sue Webb Blackwell and Albert Earle Garrett, Sr., was born in 1909. Albert Earle Garrett, Sr., was born in Rockingham County, N.C., and attended the University of North Carolina in 1905. He operated tobacco warehouses in North Carolina and Virginia. Albert Earle Garrett, Jr., was graduated from the College of William and Mary and then earned his J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1933. After graduation, Garrett returned to his hometown of Danville, Va., and opened his own law office. His firm, Garrett, Garrett & Smith, eventually included his son Albert III, who received his A.B. from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1956.

Albert Earle Garrett, Jr., died in 1998.