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W. H. H. Tison

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W. H. H. Tison
Official portrait, 1878
39th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 1882 – December 4, 1882
Preceded byBenjamin F. Johns
Succeeded byWilliam 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

(1822-11-06)November 6, 1822
Jackson County, Alabama, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 1882(1882-12-04) (aged 60)
Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S.
Cause of deathHomicide (gunshot wound)
Resting placeMasonic Cemetery,
Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S.
34°29′48.8″N 88°37′43.8″W / 34.496889°N 88.628833°W / 34.496889; -88.628833
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Sarah S. Walker
(m. 1853)
Children5
Parents
  • Richard Tison
  • Nancy Tison
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States
BranchArmy
Years of service1861–1865
RankColonel
Commands
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]

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.


References

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  1. ^ "Particulars of the Killing of Col. Tison". The Daily Memphis Avalanche. Vol. XXVI, no. 141. Memphis, Tennessee. December 16, 1882. p. 4. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Nashville, Tenn.: Brandon Printing Company. p. 44. OCLC 1049969940 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi. Volume II. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1891. pp. 913–915. OCLC 808043. OL 24157166M – via Internet Archive.
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Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
1882
Succeeded by