Solomon Lewis Spink (March 20, 1831 – September 22, 1881) was an American lawyer who served as a delegate for the

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in the

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. Solomon was born in

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, and was admitted to the bar in 1856, beginning practicing in Burlington, Iowa. He moved to

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in 1860 and became the editor and publisher of the ''Prairie Beacon'' newspaper. Spink was a member of the Illinois state House of Representatives in 1864. In 1865 Spink was appointed as secretary of the Dakota Territory and moved to Yankton. He served as secretary until 1869. He was elected as a

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to be Dakota's non-voting delegate to the U.S. Congress and served from March 4, 1869, until March 3, 1871. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 and returned to Yankton to practice law. He ran again and was again unsuccessful in 1876. He died in Yankton and is interred in the City Cemetery there.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spink, Solomon 1831 births 1881 deaths People from Whitehall, New York Members of the Illinois House of Representatives Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Dakota Territory Politicians from Burlington, Iowa People from Paris, Illinois People from Yankton, South Dakota 19th-century American politicians