John Roman Solomon (May 24, 1910
Solomon was educated at the University of Manitoba where he earned a law degree. He was called to the Manitoba bar in 1936 and worked as a barrister. Barry was the director for the Selkirk Board of Trade. He was also a member of the Ukrainian Self Reliance League.
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1941 provincial election, for the rural constituency of Emerson.