J. Ernest Wilkins Sr.
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 65 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 1,1894 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Farmington |
| Missouri | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | January 19,1959 |
| Died | Washington |
| D. C. | |
| United States | |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Children | J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. |
| Alma maters | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| The University of Chicago | |
| Grandchildren | J. Ernest Wilkins III |
| Sharon Wilkins Hill | |
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| ID | 758039 |
J. Ernest Wilkins Sr. Life story
Jesse Ernest Wilkins Sr. was a U. S. lawyer, labor leader, undersecretary in the Eisenhower administration and both the first African-American to be appointed to a sub-cabinet position in the United States Government and the first to attend White House cabinet-level meetings.