He served as lieutenant governor of Montana from 1935 to 1937.
Pilgeram was born in Great Falls, Montana.
He was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during World War I.
[2] In 1935, Pilgeram was elected to the Montana lieutenant governorship, succeeding Elmer Holt.
[3] Pilgeram died[4] in April 1972, at the age of 82.