Personal Information

• Attorney
• Residing at Pinestraw Lane, Manning
• Born January 25, 1941 in Manning
• Son of John Calhoun, Jr. and Anne Weisiger Land
• University of Florida, Vocational Forestry, 1960
• University of South Carolina, B.S., 1965, J.D., 1968
• October 23, 1965 married Marie Adell Mercogliano, 3 children, John Calhoun IV, Frances Ricci, and William Ceth
• Eagle Scout Award, 1955
• Member of South Carolina Highway Commission, 1971-74
• Elected Senate Democratic Majority Leader, 1993-00
• Elected Senate Democratic Minority Leader, 2000-
• Recipient of The Compleat Lawyer Award by University of South Carolina Law School Alumni Association, 1996
• Received honorary doctoral of law degree from the University of South Carolina on August 11, 2007
• Received Honorary Ph.D., College of Charleston, May 9, 2008