Barnum, an American showman; began with the exhibition of George Washington's reputed nurse in 1834; picked up Tom Thumb in 1844; engaged Jenny Lind for 100 concerts in 1849, and realised a fortune, which he lost; started in 1871 with his huge travelling show, and realised another fortune, dying worth five million dollars (1810‒1891).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Barnsley * Barocci