Solomon Lewis Spink (March 20, 1831 – September 22, 1881)[1] was an American lawyer who served as a delegate for the Dakota Territory in the United States House of Representatives.
Solomon was born in Whitehall, Washington County, New York, and was admitted to the bar in 1856, beginning practicing in Burlington, Iowa.
[1] He moved to Paris, Illinois in 1860 and became the editor and publisher of the Prairie Beacon newspaper.
In 1865 Spink was appointed as secretary of the Dakota Territory and moved to Yankton.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 and returned to Yankton to practice law.