Alexander Wilson (British writer) Birthday, Date of Birth

Alexander Joseph Patrick "Alec" Wilson (24 October 1893 – 4 April 1963) was an English writer, spy, MI6 officer, and polygamist. 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. As of 2018, documents that could shed light on his activities remain classified as "sensitive" by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, under section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958.

The effect of his deceptions on his wives and descendants were dramatised in the 2018 BBC miniseries Mrs Wilson, in which his granddaughter, actress Ruth Wilson, portrayed her grandmother Alison (Wilson's third wife).

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24th of October 1893 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on October 24, 1893

JOY IN DOWN-TOWN MARKETS.; News of the Surrender of Silver Men Had a Remarkable Effect on All the Exchanges.

Date: 25 October 1893

Full Article

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL; THE NEWS FROM WASHINGTON FAVORABLY RECEIVED. Heavy Speculation in Sugar and Reading -- The Former Broke Sharply in the Final Fifteen Minutes on a Report that a Large Operator Had Seen forced to Make a Settlement -- Reading Bought by Traders in the Belief in a Pending Deal -- The General List Firm.