Patrick Gerard Wilson (c. 1933 – 1973) was an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland who was murdered by the loyalist Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF).

Wilson was born in Fleet Street in Sailortown, Belfast, the youngest of seven children in a Catholic nationalist family. He and his wife Bridget had one son, Paul. He was elected as a Republican Labour Party member of the Senate of Northern Ireland in 1969. The following year, he became a founder member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and its first General Secretary. He was also a Belfast City Councillor.

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On 26 June 1973, Wilson (aged 39) and his companion, Irene Andrews (aged 29), a Protestant, were found dead. They had been stabbed to death. Wilson's throat was cut. He was interred in Belfast's Milltown Cemetery. Loyalist John White was later convicted for his part in the murders.

Paddy Wilson

See also

Paddy Wilson and Irene Andrews killings

References

1930s births

1973 deaths

Politicians from Belfast

Republican Labour Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland

Social Democratic and Labour Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland

Assassinated politicians from Northern Ireland

Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1969–1973

People killed by the Ulster Defence Association

Members of Belfast City Council

Deaths by blade weapons

Date of birth missing

1970s assassinated politicians in Europe

Murder victims from Belfast

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