During these terms , Dubois moved to Springfield , down the street from Abraham Lincoln . Dubois was a candidate for the Republican nomination in 1868 as Governor of Illinois , but the nomination went to John M. Palmer . DuBois was named to the Republican National Executive Committee in 1868 . Later that year , he was a delegate to the 1868 Republican National Convention . Dubois was disappointed that he was never able to secure a patronage position from Lincoln for himself or his son-in-law James P. Luse . He lamented that " Lincoln has for 30 years past just used me as a plaything to accomplish his own ends . " Dubois died at his home in Sangamon County , Illinois , on November 22 , 1876 , and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield . His son Fred became one of the first United States Senators from Idaho
1868 Republican National Convention
1868 Republican National Convention
Jesse K. Dubois