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P.T. Barnum
(1810-1891)
Who Was P.T. Barnum?
Born on July 5, 1810, in Bethel, Connecticut, P.T. Barnum became a successful promoter after moving to New York City. From 1841 to 1868, he ran the Barnum American Museum, which featured the "Feejee Mermaid," "General Tom Thumb" and other oddities.
In 1871, he launched the traveling spectacle that would eventually become the Ringling Bros.
Zangado games p&t barnum biography
and Barnum & Bailey Circus. After an illustrious career, Barnum died in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 7, 1891.
Early Life and Family
Barnum was born Phineas Taylor Barnum on July 5, 1810, in Bethel, Connecticut.
A natural salesman, he was peddling snacks and cherry rum to soldiers by age 12.
Barnum moved to New York City as a young man and tried his hand at a variety of businesses, including newspaper publishing and running a boarding house.
In 1835, Barnum's knack for promotion surfaced when he paid $1,000 for an elderly slave named Joice Heth.
Claiming she was