W. H. H. Tison

W. H. H. Tison
W. H. H. Tison
	Official portrait, 1878
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
4th Postmaster of Carrollville, Mississippi
	In office; April 20, 1853 – April 14, 1855
Nominated by	Franklin Pierce
Preceded by	Richard B. Clayton
Succeeded by	Richard B. Clayton
Personal details
Born	William Henry Haywood Tison; November 6, 1822; Jackson County, Alabama, U.S.
Died	December 4, 1882 (aged 60); Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S.
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
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 Resaca (WIA); Battle of Peachtree Creek; Battle of Atlanta (WIA); Battle of Franklin (WIA); ;

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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.