W. H. H. Tison
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.[1] 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.[2] Tison served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and fought in the battles of Atlanta and Franklin.[3]
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 60) Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged
Cause of death | Homicide (gunshot wound) |
Resting place | Masonic Cemetery, Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S. 34°29′51.3″N 88°37′43.2″W |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Sarah S. Walker (m. 1853) |
Children | 5 |
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Military service | |
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Years of service | 1861–1865 |
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References
- 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.
- "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.
- 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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