Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Constantine, Fred, Jr.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Doylestown A-L


FRED CONSTANTINE, JR. editor of the "Bucks County Mirror," 
P.O. Doylestown, was born in Doylestown, February 23, 1853.  
His parents emigrated from Baden-Baden in 1846, and came to 
Doylestown in 1849, where they have since resided.  The 
subject of our sketch attended the public schools for a 
number of years, but at an early age was apprenticed to the 
printing trade.  After acquiring the art preservative, he 
went west and passed nearly four years in Nebraska and 
Wyoming territory, before he became of age.  Returning to 
Doylestown in 1873 he resumed employment at this trade, and 
in 1875 became connected with the "Mirror," being advanced 
to the editorship of the paper in 1880, which position he 
has since held.  In 1879 he was married to Mary E., daughter 
of William W. and Amanda White, late of Bedminster township, 
whose forefathers were among the earliest settlers of the 
county and state.  In politics Mr. Constantine is a 
democrat, and was elected assessor of the borough by a large 
majority over his republican opponent in 1885, re-elected in 
1886, and again in 1887, by a largely increased majority 
over those of the preceding years.  He is a member of a 
number of secret organizations of the town, and served 
upward of six years in the National Guards of the state as a 
member of company G, 16th and 6th regiments, stationed at 
Doylestown, being rapidly promoted from private to first 
lieutenant, and only avoided an election to the captaincy of 
the company by his peremptory refusal to accept the 
position.