hɪz ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ wʌz dʒˈeɪmz wˈɪlkɪnsən, ðə skˈændələs fˈɜːst ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌvðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi hˌuː wʌz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɛkspˈoʊzd æz ɐ pˈeɪd spˈaɪ fɚðə spˈænɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪɚ.
His great-grandfather was James Wilkinson, the scandalous first governor of the Louisiana Territory who was later exposed as a paid spy for the Spanish Empire.