W. H. H. Tison
Official portrait, 1878
39th Speaker of theMississippi 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 fromLee County
In office January 3, 1882 – December 4, 1882
In office 1874 – 1880
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives fromTishomingo 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.
Died	December 4, 1882(1882-12-04) (aged 60) Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S.
Cause of death	Homicide (gunshot wound)
Resting place	Masonic Cemetery, Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S. 34°29′48.8″N88°37′43.8″W / 34.496889°N 88.628833°W /34.496889; -88.628833
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sarah S. Walker ​ (m. 1853)​
Children	5
Parents	Richard Tison Nancy Tison
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch	Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Company K,19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (1861-62) 32d Mississippi Infantry Regiment (1863–65)
Battles	American Civil War Battle of Peachtree Creek Battle of Atlanta (WIA) Battle of Franklin (WIA)

William Henry Haywood Tison (November 6, 1822 – December 4, 1882) was an American politician who served as the 39th speaker of theMississippi 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 inBaldwyn, Mississippi.^[1] A member of theDemocratic Party, Tison representedLee andTishomingo counties.^[2] During theAmerican Civil War, he served as anofficer in theConfederate States Army.^[3]

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