Clarence G. Langrill was mayor of Yorkton from 1948 to 1954, and it was during his term of office that Yorkton saw a period of great expansion after the war years.

Mr. Langrill was born in Cooksville, Ontario in 1890, where he obtained his early education.

In 1900 the family moved to Winnipeg where he completed his education.

When he was a young boy, he sang in the Anglican boys' choir in Christ Church Cathedral in Winnipeg. He was the highest paid boy in the choir and frequently was a soloist.

He was tenor soloist in many performances and concerts in Yorkton and participated and sang in all the minstral shows. His daughter Wilma Wilkinson still has some of his costumes, scripts and special shoes he wore in these shows.

After graduating from high school and business college he was employed with the land development department of the CPR and later the Hudson's Bay land department.

He came to Yorkton in 1912 as office manager for Francis Pawlett, who was the agent of the CPR and Hudson's Bay land departments. Later he was an associate of the Hukins Realty Company.

In 1913 he went into business for himself, opening a real estate and insurance office. He also became a customs broker and was a member of the Saskatchewan Real Estate Board.

A few years later he became involved in the fuel business with Bob Godfrey. Later Henry Gordon and Ross Young took over the business, but he continued to operate their downtown office in conjunction with his own business. Eventually he went into the fuel business for himself.

He carried on his business in the former Petcoff Block on East Broadway (now the China King restaurant).

As well as his business enterprises, Mr. Langrill was secretary of the Yorkton Collegiate Board for 32 years.

Mr. Langrill was an alderman of the city in 1946 and 47. He ran for mayor in 1948 and had the distinction of having the greatest majority ever given a mayoralty candidate. He secured 1,948 out of a total of 2,361 recorded votes.

During his term of office Yorkton saw a period of rapid development. Building permits during his seven years of office amounted to $10,355,657.

During his years in office, the mayor and the media would attend an average of three banquets or lunches a week. After his retirement in 1954 he phoned the local Leader-Post reporter and when asked what he was doing, Mr. Langrill said, "I am sitting here wiggling my toes and I don't have to eat ham and scalloped potatoes."

Mr. Langrill delighted in teasing and with a very innocent expression would say the most outrageous things and leave his victim flabbergasted.

During his term of office he visited the aged, the sick and the needy. He attended countless birthdays and wedding anniversaries. As Ken Mayhew, editor of the Yorkton Enterprise at the time stated, "Mr. Langrill was our number 1 ambassador of goodwill."

Mr. Langrill's bow ties and his cigars were trademarks of this very popular man.

In 1918 Mr.Langrill became associated with the Saskatchewan Motor Club and in 1951 with the Yorkton branch of the club where he served as president for 20 years. In 1960 he served as president of the Saskatchewan Motor Club for two years and was on the executive for 22 years.

Mr. Langrill was a member of the Yorkton Board of Trade (now Chamber of Commerce) and a Rotarian. He was a member of the Air Cadet League and a life member of the Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League.

Mr. Langrill died at the age of 82 in January 1973, and his funeral service was held in St. Andrew's United Church where he had been a member for many years.

Langrill Drive, in Heritage Heights, is named after him.