Title: Edward H. Jenison Papers, 1943-1945
Collection identifier: 758
Primary Creator: Jenison, Edward H.
Extent: 50.0 items
Subjects: Edgar County--Paris (Ill.), Fellers, Bonner Frank, 1896-1973, Military, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Travel, World War, 1939-1945
Forms of Material: Personal papers
Edward H. Jenison (1907-1996), a newspaper editor and U.S. congressman (R-IL), was born and raised in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In 1927 he moved to Paris, Illinois to join the staff of his father Ernest M. Jenison's newspaper, the Beacon-News. He became the newspaper's editor in 1938 and, in 1939, its associate publisher. He served as editor of the Beacon-News until his death in 1996.
In 1943, Jenison joined the U.S. Navy and served as lieutenant commander under the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air, with service in both the Pacific and Atlantic Theatres. Following his return to Illinois in September 1946, Jenison was elected to the U.S. Congress, where he served from 1947 to 1953. Later, Jenison was a delegate to the Republican National Convention (1956 and 1968) and to the Illinois Sixth Constitutional Convention (1969-1970). Jenison also served as the director of two Illinois state agencies: first, the State Chamber of Commerce (1938-1942) and later, the State Department of Finance (1960-1961).
Edgar County--Paris (Ill.)
Fellers, Bonner Frank, 1896-1973
Military
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Travel
World War, 1939-1945
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Acquisition Source: Marguerite Jenison Pease donated this collection to the Library in 1991.
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/jenison-edward.pdf
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