Edler Garnet Hawkins


Edler Garnet Hawkins
Moderator of the General Assembly
Hawkins in 1964
ChurchUnited Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
In office1964
PredecessorSilas G. Kessler
SuccessorWilliam P. Thompson
Personal details
Born1908
Died1977
NationalityAmerican
EducationBloomfield College
Union Seminary in New York City

Edler Garnet Hawkins (1908–1977) was a Presbyterian minister from New York City. He is known for his ecumenical work and for being the first African American to serve as Moderator of the General Assembly for the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.