Solomon L. Spink

Solomon L. Spink
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Dakota Territory's at-large district
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 (Delegate)
Preceded by	Walter A. Burleigh
Succeeded by	Moses K. Armstrong
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office 1864
Personal details
Born	(1831-03-20)March 20, 1831 Whitehall, New York, U.S.
Died	September 22, 1881(1881-09-22) (aged 50) Yankton, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Castleton (Vt.) Seminary

Solomon was born in Whitehall, Washington County, New York, and was admitted to the bar in 1856, beginning practicing in Burlington, Iowa. He moved to Paris, Illinois 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 Republican 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.^{[citation needed]}