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Manager in 1875, on the retirement of Mr. William Langton, 

 between whom and Mr. Wilkinson a very warm friendship 

 existed. Banking was by no means Mr. Wilkinson's only 

 interest, however. He was a keen politician, an omnivorous 

 reader of the best books, an enthusiastic lover of art and of the 

 stage, and in his holidays, an indefatigable traveller. All forms 

 of healthy human activity aroused his interest and sympathy, 

 and, in conversation with him, one was continually reminded of 

 Terence's " Nihil humani a me alienum puto." Mr. Wilkinson 

 was elected a member of the Society in 1859. In 1861 he read 

 a paper before the Society on " The Traffic in Intoxicating 

 Drinks." He was an active member of the Manchester 

 Statistical and Geographical Societies. In 1891, after fifty years 

 of service, he resigned his position as General Manager of the 

 Manchester and Salford Bank, and was made a director. In 

 1895 he moved from Manchester to Knutsford, where he lived 

 for eight years, coming regularly into Manchester and retaining 

 always a keen interest in the social and business life of the city. 

 He died at Knutsford on June nth, 1903, after a short illness. 



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