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Early life and family. 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. Career beginnings.
Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of inn keeper, tailor and store-keeper Philo Barnum (1778–1826) and second wife Irene Taylor. He was the third great grandson of Thomas Barnum (1625–1695), the immigrant ancestor of the Barnum family in North America.
18 de jun. de 2024 · P.T. Barnum (born July 5, 1810, Bethel, Connecticut, U.S.—died April 7, 1891, Bridgeport, Connecticut) was an American showman who employed sensational forms of presentation and publicity to popularize such amusements as the public museum, the musical concert, and the three-ring circus.
- American showman P.T. Barnum employed outrageous stunts, repetitive advertising, and exaggerated publicity to excite international attention for su...
- Before starting the Barnum & Bailey Circus, P.T. Barnum took over the American Museum in New York City in 1842. Over the next two decades, he attra...
- P.T. Barnum did not invent the modern circus, but, in partnership with the retiring, efficient James A. Bailey, he did give it its gigantic size, i...
Family. Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum was born on 5 Jul 1810 on Elm Street in Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut [1] to Philo Barnum and Irena Taylor Barnum. [2] [3] P.T.'s appearance was as remarkable as his shows. He stood 6 feet 2 inches tall, was partially bald, had a bulbous nose and potbelly. He called himself the "Prince of Humbugs".
- Male
- April 7, 1891
- July 5, 1810
Tuvieron cuatro hijas: Caroline Cordelia (Barnum) Thompson (1833-1911), Helen Maria (Barnum) Buchtel (1840-1915), Frances Barnum (1843-1844) y Pauline Taylor (Barnum) Seeley (1846-1877). Tras la muerte de Charity en 1873, [ 6] Barnum contrajo matrimonio un año después con Nancy Fish, cuarenta años menor que él. [ 7] .
2 de abr. de 2014 · P.T. Barnum's Wife and Daughters. Barnum married his childhood friend Charity Hallett in 1829, when the pair was 21 and 19, respectively. They were married for 44 years and had four daughters...
28 de may. de 2019 · Early Years. Born in Bethel, Connecticut, to Philo Barnum, an innkeeper, farmer, and shop owner, and his wife Irene Taylor, young Phineas Taylor Barnum was raised in a household that embraced the rigid conservative values of the Congregational church.
