Solomon Neill Sheridan Jr. (December 10, 1858 – January 23, 1936) was an American historian, newspaperman, and writer.

While on Flint's staff, Sheridan served as secretary to the Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals (of which Flint was chairman) and traveled to Panama during the construction of the Panama Canal and also along the west coast of Mexico.

[1][4] He was also the driving force behind the construction of the Maricopa Highway (now California State Route 33) going north from Ventura.

[7] He also wrote children's books, including "Billy Vanilla: A Story of the Snowbird Country" (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 1919),[8] "The Typhoon's Secret" (Doubleday, Page & Company 1920),[9] and "The Little Spotted Seal" (Harper & Brothers 1929).

[1] In January 1936, Sheridan died at age 77 at Ventura's Foster Memorial Hospital.