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Henry Alexander Cooper

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Other names
  
The Yorkshire Giant

Occupation
  
Sideshow performer

Name
  
Henry Cooper


Henry Alexander Cooper

Born
  
January 12, 1853 (
1853-01-12
)
Norton-on-Derwent, Yorkshire, England

Known for
  
Billed as the tallest man in the world.

Died
  
August 16, 1899, Calgary, Canada

Henry Alexander Cooper (12 June 1853 - 16 August 1899) born in Norton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire, England) was a 19th-century celebrity billed by P. T. Barnum as The Tallest Man in the World.

References

Henry Alexander Cooper Wikipedia