Background
III, John Calhoun Land, was born on January 25, 1941 in Manning, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Calhoun, Junior and Anna Abbott Land.
III, John Calhoun Land, was born on January 25, 1941 in Manning, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Calhoun, Junior and Anna Abbott Land.
Bachelor of Science, University South Carolina, 1965. Juris Doctor, University South Carolina, 1968. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University South Carolina, 2007.
Member Land, Parker and Welch, P.A., Manning, since 1968, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1975—1976. Member District 36 South Carolina State Senate, since 1977, Democratic majority leader, 1993—2000, Democratic minority leader, since 2000.
Commissioner South Carolina highways and Public Transpr., 1971—1974. Secretary Clarendon County Democratic Committee, 1968—1970. Member of American Bar Association, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, South Carolina Bar Association, Claredon County Bar Association.
Married Marie Adell Mercogliano, October 23, 1965. Children: John Calhoun IV, Frances Ricci, William Ceth.