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.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]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.[3]
He attended the University of Mississippi, graduating in 1867.[4] While there, he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi (aka St. Anthony Hall).[4]
Career
[edit]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.[5] He was the president of the 1890 constitutional convention, which created the 1890 Constitution of Mississippi.[6] He became a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1900 to 1908.[1] He succeeded Thomas H. Woods, the previous Justice.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]On December 21, 1965, he married Margaret McWillie.[3] Calhoon died in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 10, 1908.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mississippi Matters". Vicksburg Evening Post. April 14, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
- ^ a b Motter, H. L. (1911). The International Who's Who. p. 225. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "Catalogue of the members of the fraternity of Delta Psi - 1912". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Biographical Guide to the Mississippi Hall of Fame. Department of Archives and History. 1935. p. 12. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Tribute To Mrs. Calhoon". Jackson Daily News. November 1, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1838 births
- 1908 deaths
- People from Meade County, Kentucky
- Cumberland University alumni
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Editors of Mississippi newspapers
- 19th-century American newspaper editors
- Confederate States Army officers
- Lawyers from Jackson, Mississippi
- Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court
- University of Mississippi alumni
- St. Anthony Hall