T. G. Wilson
T.G. Wilson | |
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Wilson in his Dublin studio | |
| Chairman of the Commissioners of the Irish Lights | |
| In office 1968–1969 | |
| Preceded by | J.C. Colvill, R.N. |
| President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | |
| In office 1958–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Burton Clery |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Kinnear |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas George Wilson 1 July 1901 |
| Died | 6 November 1969 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
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Thomas George Wilson FRCSI FRCSE FRCS FACS FRSM MRIA HRHA (1 July 1901 – 6 November 1969) was an eminent Anglo-Irish surgeon and medical administrator specialising in otorhinolaryngology, a field to which he made significant contributions. Wilson was also an accomplished author, artist and sailor. He was known as "T.G." and was a leading figure in Dublin society until his sudden death in 1969.
In the Second World War, he served with MI9, a secret branch of the British Directorate of Military Intelligence. He was the organiser of an escape and evasion organisation in Ireland, known to officials as the 'Escape Club', to ferry stranded Royal Air Force personnel from the Curragh Camp, in neutral Ireland across the border back to the UK.