Constantine Overton

Constantine Overton (1626/7—1690?), Quaker leader in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Imprisoned and fined for his beliefs, attendance at Quaker Meetings for Worship, refusing to pay tithes and not taking off his hat in Court and opening his shop on 25th of the Twelfth month. .^[1] Sometimes known as "Constant Overton".

References

1. ^ Charlotte Fell-Smith, ‘Overton, Constantine (b. 1626/7, d. in or after 1690)’, rev. Caroline L. Leachman, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 14 Sept 2006

Persondata
Name	Overton, Constantine
Alternative names	Overton, Constant
Short description	Quaker activist, shoemaker by trade and Freeman of the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
Date of birth	1626/7
Place of birth	probably Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Date of death	after May 1690
Place of death	probably Shrewsbury

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