Background
Tison, Alexander was born on December 23, 1857 in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. Son of Hippolyte and Hannah E. (Doyle) Tison.
Tison, Alexander was born on December 23, 1857 in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. Son of Hippolyte and Hannah E. (Doyle) Tison.
Bachelor of Arts, Olivet (Michigan) College, 1878, A.M., 1881. A.M., Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1886.
Admitted to Michigan bar, 1885, New York bar, 1887. Practiced at New York, 1887-1889. Professor of English and American law, Imperial U., Tokyo, 1889-1894.
Practiced, New York, 1894-1936.
Married Annie H. Stevens, November 21, 1894. Children: Paul, Claire, Alexander.