Sol Star
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| Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 31st district |
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In office 1890–1894 |
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| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district |
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In office 1888–1890 |
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| Mayor of Deadwood, South Dakota | |
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In office 1884–1898 |
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December 20, 1840 Bavaria, Germany |
| Died | October 10, 1917 (aged 76) Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Judaism |
Solomon Star (December 20, 1840 – October 10, 1917) was an early resident of the town of Deadwood, South Dakota.
Star was born in Bavaria, Germany, to Jewish parents. When he was ten years of age, his family moved to Ohio. When he grew older, he moved to Helena, Montana, where he served as territorial auditor and personal secretary to the governor. He partnered with Seth Bullock in a hardware store. In August 1876, Star and Bullock, attracted to Deadwood by the promise of a great deal of business stemming from the gold rush, purchased a lot there from Al Swearengen and Henry Beaman. They opened the Office of Star and Bullock, Auctioneers and Commission Merchants. They later partnered in ranching as the S&B Ranch Company, and with Harris Franklin in the Deadwood Flouring Mill, in 1880, where Star was the general manager. The duo expanded their business interests to the towns of Spearfish, Sturgis, and Custer.
Bullock and Star contributed further to the economic development of the region by convincing the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad to build a track, by offering them 40 acres (162,000 m²) of free right-of-way across their land when a speculator purchased the right of way to Minnesela and demanded a high price from the railroad. The railroad built a station three miles northwest of Minnesela, South Dakota, in 1890, and Bullock and Star were instrumental in founding the town of Belle Fourche there, offering free lots to anyone moving from Minnesela. Belle Fourche became the largest railhead for in the United States and stole the county seat away from a declining Minnesela.
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