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Alexander Joseph Patrick Wilson (24 October 1893 – 4 April 1963) was an English writer, spy and MI6 officer. He wrote under the names Alexander Wilson, Geoffrey Spencer, Gregory Wilson, and Michael Chesney. After his death, his family discovered that he had been a serial polygamist who had lied to many people.
- Polygamy, fabrication
- Alexander Joseph Patrick Wilson, 24 October 1893, Dover, Kent, England
- Writer, teacher, spy, hospital porter
- 7, including Dennis B. Wilson
As the author of Chronicles of the Secret Service, Microbes of Power and The Death of Dr Whitelaw, Alexander Wilson earned critical plaudits and enjoyed excellent sales. His spy thrillers were...
- Terry Kirby
October 24, 1893. Died. April 04, 1963. Genre. Mystery, Suspense, Espionage. edit data. Alexander Wilson was an English writer, spy and MI6 officer. Under his own name and the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Spencer, Gregory Wilson, and Michael Chesney, he penned 24 novels between 1928 and 1940.
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- April 4, 1963
- October 24, 1893
Read an exclusive Q&A with Alexander Wilson biographer Tim Crook, and learn more about the mysterious life of Wilson and his families.
- Masterpiece
BBC. Ruth Wilson played her real-life grandmother, Alison Wilson, in the BBC drama Mrs Wilson. BBC One's Mrs Wilson - in which the actress Ruth Wilson plays her own grandmother - has...
1766–1813. Alexander Wilson was born in Paisley, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States in 1794, after being charged and incarcerated for libel for a satirical poem he published indicting a local mill owner.
Wilson biographer Professor Tim Crook, author of The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent, provides additional insight into the context of Alec’s personal letters, and helps illustrate the innermost...
