Jenison was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth , Eighty-first , and Eighty-second Congresses ( January 3 , 1947 – January 3 , 1953 ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress , in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress , and in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress . He resumed the publishing business , and was named " master editor " by the Southern Illinois Editorial Association in 1986 . He served as delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention and 1968 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 the Illinois 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 replace William D. Cox who was convicted in the United States District Court for mail fraud and filing a false income tax return . He served as a delegate , Illinois Sixth Constitutional Convention from 1969 to 1970 . He died on June 24 , 1996 ; his funeral service was in Paris , Illinois
1956 Republican National Convention
1956 Republican National Convention
Edward H. Jenison