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.{{cite news |title=Mississippi Matters |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88784416/mississippi-matters/ |access-date=12 November 2021 |work=Vicksburg Evening Post |date=14 April 1900 |page=2}}Leslie Southwick, [https://dc.law.mc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1410&context=lawreview Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996], 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).

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.{{cite book |title=The International Who's Who |date=1911 |page=225 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yl5kAAAAMAAJ |access-date=12 November 2021 |last1=Motter |first1=H. L. }}

He attended the University of Mississippi, graduating in 1867.{{Cite web |title=Catalogue of the members of the fraternity of Delta Psi - 1912 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/386855-redirect |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=www.familysearch.org |language=English}} While there, he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi (aka St. Anthony Hall).

Career

In 1857, he was the private secretary of Mississippi governor William McWillie. The year after, he was the secretary for the Mississippi Senate. From 1858 to 1859, he was a newspaper editor of the Yazoo Democrat and the States' Right Democrat.

During the American Civil War Calhoon served in the Confederate Army, eventually becoming lieutenant colonel of the 9th Mississippi Infantry Regiment.

In 1867, he was granted admission to the bar in Mississippi.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gaQrER-GTvIC |title=Biographical Guide to the Mississippi Hall of Fame |date=1935 |publisher=Department of Archives and History |page=12 |access-date=12 November 2021}} He was the president of the 1890 constitutional convention, which created the 1890 Constitution of Mississippi.{{cite news |title=Tribute To Mrs. Calhoon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88784882/tribute-to-mrs-calhoon/ |access-date=12 November 2021 |work=Jackson Daily News |date=1 November 1910 |page=8}} He became a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1900 to 1908. He succeeded Thomas H. Woods, the previous Justice.