W. St. John Garwood

Wilmer St. John Garwood (December 15, 1896 – January 15, 1987) was a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from January 14, 1948 to December 31, 1958. Early life and education Born in Bastrop, Texas, his father was H. M. Garwood, a county judge who state in both houses of the state legislature. Garwood attended St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas graduating in 1908. He received a B.A. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1917, and served stateside from the end of World War I in 1918 to 1923, as a first lieutenant in the Texas National Guard. He gained admission to the bar in Texas in 1919, and received an L.L.B. from Harvard University in 1922, also gaining admission to the New York Bar the following year. Legal career Garwood began his legal career in New York City, as an attorney for Texaco from 1922 to 1923. He then worked for the law firm of Baker, Botts, Parker and Garwood in Houston from 1924 to 1928. The following year, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina to serve as resident American counsel for the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey until 1933. After returning to Texas, he joined the firm of Andrews, Kelley, Kurth and Campbell in Houston, from 1934 to 1941. At this point, World War II was underway, during which Garwood served in Naval Intelligence, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander. After the war, he returned to private practice in Houston, from 1945 to 1947.