FREDERICK JOSEPH PILKINGTON.
 



	Frederick Joseph Pilkington, senior member of the firm of Pilking-
ton & Davis, chartered accountants of Yorkton, has also served as town
clerk and treasurer of Yorkton during the past decade.  His birth oc-
curred in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England, on the 14th of February,
1881, his parents being Edward Bristow and Annie (West) Pilkington,
representatives of an old Yorkshire family. The father, who served for
many years as a councillor of the county borough of Middlesborough and
was a representative of the British government on the Tees pilotage com-
mission, is now living retired. The mother departed this life in 
1921.
	Frederick Joseph Pilkington obtained his education in St. Hilda's
school and under private tutorship at Middlesborough. He received the
degree of Chartered Accountant after coming to Saskatchewan and was
first engaged in municipal work of that character. In 1913 he was ap-
pointed town clerk and treasurer of Yorkton and has since served in
the dual capacity, making a most commendable and creditable record in
this connection. He is also a partner in the firm of Pilkington & Davis,
chartered accountants whose success attests their ability in this field.
Mr. Pilkington served as president of the Institute of Chartered Account-
ants of Saskatchewan in 1921 and 1922 and has been a member of the
executive committee of the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities since
1914, while during the years 1922 and 1923 he acted as a member of the
board of examiners in accounting at the University of Saskatchewan.
	On the 31st of May, 1905, in Middlesborough, England, Mr. Pilking-
ton was united in marriage to Miss Mary Elliott, daughter of Thomas
and Mary Elliott of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Pilkington have three chil-
dren: Edward Bristow, Thomas Elliott and Freda Mary. The religious
faith of the family is that of the Anglican church and fraternally Mr.
Pilkington is a Mason, belonging to Yorkton Lodge, No.12, A. F. & A. M.;
to the Scottish Rite, Valley of Regina; and to Regina Chapter of the Rose
Croix. His favorite form of diversion is indicated in his membership in
the Yorkton Golf Club. During the period of the Great war he acted as
chairman of the Victory Loan committees here and also as a member of
the Red Cross war appeal committee. He is honorary auditor of the local
chapter of the Daughters of the Empire and has been secretary of the
Yorkton branch of the Canadian Patriotic Fund since its inception. Mr.
Pilkington has gained an extensive circle of friends during the period of
his residence in Yorkton and is highly esteemed as a substantial and pro-
gressive citizen
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