Born in
Harmon, Illinois, Devine received his law degree from Dixon College and then practiced law in
Dixon, Illinois. He was a
Democrat. He served in the
Illinois House of Representatives from 1913 to 1935 and was Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1935. He then returned to Dixon, Illinois to practice law. Devine was a referee for the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He died in 1955 in Dixon, Illinois. ==References==