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'''Sir Mark Wilson''' (22 October 1896 – 10 April 1956) was an Irish-born British colonial administrator and judge. He was [[Chief Justice of the Gold Coast]] from 1948 until his death in 1956.
Wilson was born in [[Castlecomer]], [[Kilkenny]]. He was educated at [[Kilkenny College]], Mountjoy School, and [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College, Dublin]] (BA, LLB). His university education was interrupted by service with the [[Royal Air Force]] from 1918 to 1919. He was Auditor of the [[College Historical Society]].
He was called to the Irish Bar in 1924, before joining the [[Colonial Administrative Service]] in Tanganyika as a Cadet the same year. In 1926 he was transferred to Uganda as a District Magistrate, being promoted to Senior Magistrate in 1935. In 1936 he returned to Tanganyika as a puisne judge. In 1948 he was appointed as [[Chief Justice of the Gold Coast]]. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1950.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Family ==
Wilson married Dr Isabella Kilpatrick McNeilly in 1927; they had one son and two daughters.
== References ==
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[[Category:People from County Kilkenny]]
[[Category:1956 deaths]]
[[Category:Irish colonial officials]]
[[Category:People from Kilkenny]]
[[Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin]]
[[Category:Colonial Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:Royal Air Force personnel]]
[[Category:Knights Bachelor]]
[[Category:Irish barristers]]
[[Category:Gold Coast (British colony) judges]]
[[Category:Tanganyika (territory) judges]]
[[Category:Uganda Protectorate judges]]
Wilson was born in [[Castlecomer]], [[Kilkenny]]. He was educated at [[Kilkenny College]], Mountjoy School, and [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College, Dublin]] (BA, LLB). His university education was interrupted by service with the [[Royal Air Force]] from 1918 to 1919. He was Auditor of the [[College Historical Society]].
He was called to the Irish Bar in 1924, before joining the [[Colonial Administrative Service]] in Tanganyika as a Cadet the same year. In 1926 he was transferred to Uganda as a District Magistrate, being promoted to Senior Magistrate in 1935. In 1936 he returned to Tanganyika as a puisne judge. In 1948 he was appointed as [[Chief Justice of the Gold Coast]]. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1950.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Family ==
Wilson married Dr Isabella Kilpatrick McNeilly in 1927; they had one son and two daughters.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:People from County Kilkenny]]
[[Category:1956 deaths]]
[[Category:Irish colonial officials]]
[[Category:People from Kilkenny]]
[[Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin]]
[[Category:Colonial Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:Royal Air Force personnel]]
[[Category:Knights Bachelor]]
[[Category:Irish barristers]]
[[Category:Gold Coast (British colony) judges]]
[[Category:Tanganyika (territory) judges]]
[[Category:Uganda Protectorate judges]]
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