W. H. H. Tison | |
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39th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office January 3, 1882 – December 4, 1882 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin F. Johns |
Succeeded by | William M. Inge |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Lee County | |
In office January 3, 1882 – December 4, 1882 | |
In office 1874 – 1880 | |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Tishomingo County | |
In office 1856 – 1858 | |
In office 1850 – 1852 | |
Personal details | |
Born | William Henry Haywood Tison November 6, 1822 Jackson County, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | December 4, 1882 Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 60)
Cause of death | Homicide (gunshot wound) |
Resting place | Masonic Cemetery, Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S. 34°29′48.8″N 88°37′43.8″W / 34.496889°N 88.628833°W |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Sarah S. Walker (m. 1853) |
Children | 5 |
Parents |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch | Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Colonel |
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Battles | |
William Henry Haywood Tison (November 6, 1822 – December 4, 1882) was an American politician who served as the 39th speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from January 1882 until his assassination 11 months into his speakership. On December 4, 1882, J. Edward Sanders shot him on the sidewalk of Front Street in Baldwyn, Mississippi.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, Tison represented Lee and Tishomingo counties.[2] During the American Civil War, he served as an officer in the Confederate States Army.[3]