Lavinia warren biography of barack
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How about a little Sunday tea at the Barnum Museum on February 24? Mr. Barnum would be delighted. News release from Mr. Barnum:
On Sunday, February 24, The Barnum Museum will host a delightful afternoon of entertainment in celebration of the th anniversary of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren&#;s marriage, popularly known as The Fairy Wedding. The Fairy Wedding Tea will take place from 2 to 4 p.m., with guests enjoying elegant refreshments while hearing fashion historian Mellissa Huber talk about the wedding and its fascinating impact on American popular culture, including the petite bride&#;s influence on fashion. Popular music from the period will enhance the experience. Admission will be $15 per individ. See below for data on how to purchase advance tickets.
The endearing celebrity couple was married on February 10, at Grace Church, huvudgata, in New York City, but the story has strong ties to Bridgeport. The tiny groom was born in in the Park City and the officiating clerg
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Benjamin Harrison
The biography for President Harrison and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association.
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States from to , elected after conducting one of the first “front-porch” campaigns by delivering short speeches to delegations that visited him in Indianapolis.
Nominated for President on the eighth ballot at the Republican Convention, Benjamin Harrison conducted one of the first “front-porch” campaigns, delivering short speeches to delegations that visited him in Indianapolis. As he was only 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Democrats called him “Little Ben”; Republicans replied that he was big enough to wear the hat of his grandfather, “Old Tippecanoe.”
Born in on a farm by the Ohio River below Cincinnati, Harrison attended Miami University in Ohio and read law in Cincinnati. He moved to Indianapolis, where he practiced law and campaigned for the Republican Party. He married Caroline Lavinia
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Showman P.T. Barnum (l) with his protegee, "General Tom Thumb" (born as Charles Sherwood Stratton). Daguerrotype by Samuel Root,
&#;The boy barely came up to the showman&#;s knees!&#; (1)
Barnum wasted no time signing up the boy as a sideshow attraction. His parents happily rented out their child for $7 a week plus room, board, and traveling expenses. Barnum installed the Strattons in a fancy New York City apartment above his museum of human curiosities. Barnum then began transforming Little Charlie into an international celebrity he christened &#;General Tom Thumb,&#; recalling the tiny fictional knight of King Arthur&#;s round ta