Hubert Dennis Considine (July 1, 1919–September 23, 1974) was an American politician and businessman. Considine was born in Harmon, Illinois. He went to the Harmon public schools and graduated from St. Mary's High School in

Sterling, Illinois Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States, along the Rock River. The population was 14,782 at the 2020 census, down from 15,370 in 2010. Formerly nicknamed "Hardware Capital of the World", the city has long been associate ...

. Considine served as a pilot in the

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, during

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, and was commissioned a first lieutenant. Considine was involved with the automobile and farm implement business. He lived in

Dixon, Illinois Dixon is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 15,274 as of the 2020 census. The city is named after founder John Dixon, who operated a rope ferry service across the Rock River (Mississippi River ...

with his wife and family. Considine served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representativ ...

from 1947 to 1957 and was a

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. Considine died at the People's Hospital La Salle-Peru, Illinois.'Hubert Considine, former legislator, dies at age of 55,' The Dixon Evening Telegraph (Illinois), September 23, 1974, pg. 1

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* 1919 births 1974 deaths People from Dixon, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II Businesspeople from Illinois Members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub