Garrett, Albert Earle, 1909-1998
Variant namesBiographical notes:
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.
From the description of Albert Earle Garrett papers, 1931-1973; 1998 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 37812254
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.
From the guide to the Albert Earle Garrett Papers, 1931-1973, ;, 1998, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
Links to collections
Comparison
This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.
- Added or updated
- Deleted or outdated
Subjects:
- Banks and banking
- Chinese
- Chinese Americans
- College teachers
- Courtship
- Refugees, Chinese
- Schools
- World War, 1939-1945
Occupations:
Places:
- New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
- China--Shanghai (as recorded)
- China (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Shanghai (China) (as recorded)
- North Carolina (as recorded)
