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W. H. H. Tison
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c. 1878
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39th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office January 3, 1882 – December 4, 1882 |
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Preceded by | Benjamin F. Johns |
Succeeded by | William M. Inge |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Lee County |
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In office January 3, 1882 – December 4, 1882 |
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In office 1874 – 1880 |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Tishomingo County |
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In office 1856 – 1858 |
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In office 1850 – 1852 |
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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′51.3″N 88°37′43.2″W / 34.497583°N 88.628667°W |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Sarah S. Walker
(m. 1853) |
Children | 5 |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Colonel |
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William Henry Haywood Tison (November 6, 1822 – December 4, 1882) was the 39th speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, serving from January to December 1882. Tison was shot eleven months into his speakership. On December 4, 1882, J. Edward Sanders shot Tison on the sidewalk of Front Street in Baldwyn, Mississippi. Tison served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and fought in the battles of Atlanta and Franklin.
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