S. Taylor North
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Solomon Taylor North
| image = S. Taylor North (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
| caption = From the May 5, 1916 edition of The Brockwayville Record
| state = Pennsylvania
| district = 27th
| term_start = March 4, 1915
| term_end = March 3, 1917
| predecessor = J. N. Langham
| successor = Nathan Leroy Strong
| birth_date = {{birth date|1853|5|24}}
| birth_place = Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, US
| death_date = {{death date and age|1917|10|19|1853|5|24}}
| death_place = Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, US
| party = Republican
}}
Solomon Taylor North (May 24, 1853 – October 19, 1917) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Solomon T. North, usually referred to as S. Taylor North or S. T. North, was born in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. 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.
Sources
{{CongBio|N000141|Solomon T. North}}
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/norrish-northway.html The Political Graveyard]
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| district=27
| before=J. N. Langham
| after=Nathan L. Strong
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Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Category:School board members in Pennsylvania
Category:19th-century American legislators
Category:20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Category:20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives