S. S. Calhoon

Solomon Soladin "S. S." Calhoon (January 2, 1838 – November 10, 1908) was an American judge and attorney. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1900 to 1908.

Early life Calhoon was born January 2, 1838, near Brandenburg, Kentucky, to parents Louisiana and George Calhoon. He went to school in Canton, Mississippi and attended Cumberland University in Tennessee.

He attended the University of Mississippi, graduating in 1867. While there, he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi (aka St. Anthony Hall). He was the president of the 1890 constitutional convention, which created the 1890 Constitution of Mississippi. He became a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1900 to 1908. He succeeded Thomas H. Woods, the previous Justice.

Personal life On December 21, 1865, he married Margaret McWillie. Calhoon died in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 10, 1908.