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  2. P. T. Barnum - Wikipedia

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    Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of innkeeper, tailor and storekeeper Philo Barnum (1778–1826) and Philo's second wife, Irene Taylor.Barnum's maternal grandfather Phineas Taylor was a Whig, legislator, landowner, justice of the peace, and lottery schemer who had a great influence upon him.

  3. William C. Coup - Wikipedia

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    William Cameron Coup (August 4, 1836 – March 4, 1895) was a Wisconsin businessman who partnered with P. T. Barnum and Dan Castello in 1870 to form the "P. T. Barnum's Museum, Menagerie and Circus". [1]

  4. Minnie Warren - Wikipedia

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    Huldah Pierce Warren Bump (June 2, 1849 – July 23, 1878), [1] better known as Minnie Warren, was an American proportionate dwarf and an entertainer associated with P. T. Barnum. Her sister Lavinia Warren was married to General Tom Thumb. They were very well known in 1860s America and their meeting with Abraham Lincoln was covered in the press.

  5. General Tom Thumb - Wikipedia

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    To market the act, Barnum gave Stratton the name General Tom Thumb, naming him after the popular English fairy tale. [4] The tour was a huge success and soon expanded. A year later, Barnum took young Stratton on a tour of Europe, making him an international celebrity. [5] Along with Barnum, Stratton appeared before Queen Victoria.

  6. Nancy Fish - Wikipedia

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    Nancy Fish Barnum Callias D'Orengiani, Baroness (née Fish; 22 April 1850 – 23 June 1927) was an English socialite, daughter of a successful cotton miller and the second wife of P. T. Barnum, 40 years her senior. After the death of Barnum's first wife in 1873, they married the following year in both London and New York City.

  7. The Greatest Showman - Wikipedia

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    Barnum adds "freak" performers, such as bearded lady Lettie Lutz and dwarf man Charles Stratton ("Come Alive"). This garners higher attendance, but also protests and poor reviews from well-known critic James Gordon Bennett. Barnum renames his venture "Barnum's Circus" and recruits playwright Phillip Carlyle to help generate publicity ("The ...

  8. Column: Could P.T. Barnum make it in today's world?

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    We recently watched "The Greatest Showman" movie (2017) starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum (1810-1891), an American icon famous for his circus "The Greatest Show on Earth."

  9. Commodore Nutt - Wikipedia

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    Barnum hired the 13-year-old, 29-inch (74 cm) George and his 21-year-old, 49-inch (120 cm) brother, Rodnia Jr. The contract required Barnum to give both young men food, clothing, a place to live, and the costs of travel and medical care. Barnum promised to take care of the moral and academic education of the brothers. [11]