Edward H. Jenison | |
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.jpg) From 1947'sPictorial Directory of the 80th Congress | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's23rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Vursell |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Vursell |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's18th district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Jessie Sumner |
| Succeeded by | Harold H. Velde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1907-07-27)July 27, 1907 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | June 24, 1996(1996-06-24) (aged 88) Paris, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Edward Halsey Jenison (July 27, 1907 – June 24, 1996) was aU.S. Representative for three terms,Illinois State Representative for one term, and newspaper publisher of theDaily Beacon-News ofParis, Illinois for 65 years.[1]
Born inFond du Lac, Wisconsin, Jenison attended the public schools and theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison. He engaged in newspaper work, from 1925 to 1937, and as a publisher, since 1938, of theParis, IllinoisDaily Beacon-News. He served as lieutenant commander in theUnited States Navy, attached to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air, with service in the Pacific and Atlantic Forces, from April 1943 to September 1946.[2]
Jenison was elected as aRepublican to theEightieth,Eighty-first, andEighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to theEighty-third Congress, in 1954 to theEighty-fourth Congress, and in 1962 to theEighty-eighth Congress.[2] He resumed the publishing business,[2] and was named "master editor" by the Southern Illinois Editorial Association in 1986.[1] He served as delegate to the1956 Republican National Convention and1968 Republican National Convention. He served as director, Department of Finance, State of Illinois, from June 15, 1960, to January 20, 1961. He served as a member of theIllinois House of Representatives for one term from 1965 to 1966. Jenison also served in the Illinois House of Representatives from November 7, 1973 to the end of his term in 1974. He was appointed to replaceWilliam D. Cox who was convicted in the United States District Court for mail fraud and filing a false income tax return.[3][4] He served as a delegate, Illinois SixthConstitutional Convention from 1969 to 1970. He died on June 24, 1996;[2] his funeral service was inParis, Illinois.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromJENISON, Edward Halsey.Federal government of the United States. Retrieved2011-10-22.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 18th congressional district 1947–1949 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 23rd congressional district 1949–1953 | Succeeded by |
