Jesse Ernest Wilkins Sr. (February 1, 1894 – January 19, 1959) 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.
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1 February 1894 Farmington, Missouri
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Died |
19 January 1959 (aged 64) Washington, D.C.
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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