Solomon Taylor North (May 24, 1853 – October 19, 1917) was a Republican member of the

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. Solomon T. North, usually referred to as S. Taylor North or S. T. North, was born in

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. He taught school for six years and served as a school director for twenty years. He also worked as a lumber merchant, farmer, and banker. He was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard. He was a delegate to the Republican State Convention in 1898. He served as director of the Punxsutawney National Bank and a member of the board of education. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1905 to 1907, 1911, and 1913. North was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1916. He died near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Interment in Circle Hill Cemetery.

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