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Henry William George Ringling (1869–1918). Henry was the youngest of the brothers, and died October 10, 1918, of a heart disorder and other internal organ disorders. [11] Ida Loraina Wilhelmina Ringling (1874–1950). Ida married Harry Whitestone North (1858–1921) in 1902. Their sons were John Ringling North and Henry Ringling North.
John Nicholas Ringling (May 31, 1866 – December 2, 1936) was an American entrepreneur who is the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the modern circus.
Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows is a circus founded in Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States in 1884 by five of the seven Ringling brothers: Albert, August, Otto, Alfred T., Charles, John, and Henry. The Ringling brothers were sons of a German immigrant, August Frederick Rüngeling, who changed his name to Ringling once he settled in America.
The Alf T. Ringling family was the first of the extended family to settle in the area and they settled in the Whitfield Estates area with extensive land holdings. The families of Charles and John Ringling followed, living farther to the south. Soon, children and members of the extended family increased the presence of the Ringling family in ...
John Ringling (1866–1936), circus owner; Otto Ringling (1858–1911), American circusman and businessman; Henry Ringling North (1909–1993), American businessman, as a circus proprietor; John Ringling North (1903–1985), a president and director of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus; Mable Burton Ringling (1875–1929), art collector
John Ringling North (August 14, 1903 – June 4, 1985) was the president and director of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937 to 1943 and again from 1947 to 1967. Life and career [ edit ]
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Samuel W. Gumpertz (1868 – June 22, 1952 [1]) was an American showman who played a part in the building of Coney Island's Dreamland. [2]Gumpertz was the talent manager of Harry Houdini, and he became right-hand man to John T. Ringling, last of the famed Ringling Brothers, and after Ringling retired in 1932, he took over the circus in the capacity of vice-president and general manager. and ...