Albert J. Ellis Papers

Title

Subject

Airports--North Carolina

Local government--North Carolina

Newspapers

Obituaries

Photographs

Social groups

Description

Biographical/Historical Note

Albert Joseph Ellis was born to Joseph and Mary Ellis in New Bern, North Carolina on June 6, 1913. He graduated from New Bern High School in 1931 and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he first earned a BS in Commerce and in 1938 a JD. Ellis then moved to Jacksonville, North Carolina, where he worked as an attorney. He later became a senior partner at the firm Ellis, Hooper, Warlick, and Waters.

Ellis was an Army veteran of World War II, and he served as the president of the Jacksonville USO. He also served as chairman of the Onslow County Airport Commission and president of the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, and the Onslow Historical Society. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Elks, Moose, American Legion, and the 40&8. Albert J. Ellis served a a senator in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1967 until his death in 1969. Ellis was married to Marie Hargett Ellis, with whom he had four daughters and one son.

Scope/Content Note

This collection contains photograpqhs and newspaper clippings primarily related to the death of state senator Albert Joseph Ellis, including the naming of an airport in Jacksonville, North Carolina in his honor.

Publisher

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

Date

1969-1971, undated

Contributor

Processed by Khayrallah Center staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Khayrallah Program staff and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 December.

Rights

The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.