Hon. Solomon Taylor North

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 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.

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US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 27th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1915 until his death in office in 1917. He also served as a Delegate to the Republican State Convention in 1898, and as a Member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1905 to 1907, and again in 1911, and 1913. North was also a well respected banker, farmer, and lumber merchant.