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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.
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
Alexander Joseph Patrick Wilson 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.
Learn more about the extraordinary life of Alexander Wilson, as depicted in Mrs. Wilson on MASTERPIECE on PBS, with our ultimate timeline of the spy and author.
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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 settled first in Philadelphia, where he taught school, befriended the naturalist William…
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.
Dec 12, 2018 · BBC One's Mrs Wilson - in which the actress Ruth Wilson plays her own grandmother - has shone an unforgiving light on the author, spy and bigamist Alexander Wilson.
