W. H. H. Tison

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.

Biography A member of the Democratic Party, Tison represented Lee and Tishomingo counties. During the American Civil War he served as an officer in the Confederate States Army, leading the 32d Mississippi Infantry Regiment during the Atlanta Campaign, and was wounded at the Battle of Atlanta and Battle of Franklin. On December 4, 1882, J. Edward Sanders shot him on the sidewalk of Front Street in Baldwyn, Mississippi.