George Augustus Pilkington

Sir George Augustus Pilkington (7 October 1848 – 28 January 1916) was an English medical doctor and Liberal politician.

He was educated privately and trained for medicine at Guy's Hospital, London.

He practiced medicine in Southport from 1870 to 1884 when he was House Surgeon to Southport Infirmary, Medical Officer of the North Meols District, Ormskirk Union, Surgeon to the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers, and Medical Officer to the Southport Convalescent Hospital and the Southport Infirmary.

[3] He was a councillor and alderman on Lancashire County Council, Deputy Lieutenant, J.P.,[1] and Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Liverpool Volunteer Regiment until October 1902.

He won the seat at Southport again in a by-election in 1899, but lost it again at the 1900 general election.