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Barnum, Phineas Taylor
Life span
07/05/1810—04/07/1891
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Full name
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Place of Birth
Bethel, CT
Burial Place
Bridgeport, CT
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Siblings
9
No. of Spouses
1
Family
Philo Barnum (father), Irene Taylor (mother), Charity Hallet (wife)
Occupation
Politician
Businessman
Journalist
Writer or Artist
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
Government
State legislature
Local government
Major Topics
Market Revolution
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Date
Title
10/02/1857
New York Times, “Amusements,” October 14, 1857
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Wed, 04/16/2008 - 11:13pm — osborne