Life span: 07/05/1810 to 04/07/1891TabsLife SummaryFull name: Phineas Taylor BarnumPlace of Birth: Bethel, CTBurial Place: Bridgeport, CTBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 9No. of Spouses: 1Family: Philo Barnum (father), Irene Taylor (mother), Charity Hallet (wife) Occupation: PoliticianBusinessmanJournalistWriter or ArtistRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: State legislatureLocal government Events Date span begin Life span End Event 06/13/1865 06/13/1865 In a spectacular and destructive fire, P.T. Barnum's American Museum burns to the ground in New York City Major TopicsMarket RevolutionAmerican Life and Culture Documents Subject Docs Date Title 10/02/1857 New York Times, “Amusements,” October 14, 1857 Images Phineas Taylor Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum, detail Phineas T. Barnum, April 1866, Thomas Nast cartoon Bibliography
