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Nancy Fish. 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.
- American
- 23 June 1927 (aged 77), Paris, France
- Nancy Fish Barnum Callias D'Orengiani
Learn how P.T. Barnum, the famous showman and mayor of Bridgeport, married Nancy Fish, the daughter of his friend John Fish, after his first wife died. Discover how they lived, worked, and died in Bridgeport and their legacy in the city.
P. T. Barnum. Phineas Taylor Barnum ( / ˈbɑːrnəm /; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus [1] with James Anthony Bailey . He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist, although he said of ...
- Founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus
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- Sam Humphrey. Born: abt 1994. Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand. Tom Thumb. Born: January 4, 1838. Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Death: July 15, 1883, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA (stroke)
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Sep 6, 2019 · Following the death of his first wife, P. T. Barnum married Nancy Fish in 1874. His new wife, 40 years his junior, was born in 1850 in England. She was the daughter of John Fish, a Manchester cotton mill owner and an old friend of P. T. Barnum, who had based his commercial success on the principles laid down by Barnum.
- April 22, 1850
- June 23, 1927
Apr 3, 2024 · The following year, Barnum, who was then 64, took the 24-year-old Nancy Fish, the daughter of a British admirer, for his second wife. Jumbo's skeleton Poster from P.T. Barnum & Co.'s Greatest Show on Earth showing Jumbo's skeleton on a pedestal, with a cameo portrait of Barnum, 1888.
