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Name
  
William Cole


Died
  
1915

William Washington Cole (1847 – March 10, 1915), was part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Biography

He was born in 1847 in New York City to the contortionist William H. Cole and wire walker Mary Ann Cooke. In 1884, he established "W.W. Cole’s New Colossal Shows", which survives to this day, as the Cole Bros. Circus.

He died on March 10, 1915. He left an estate in excess of $5,000,000.

References

William Washington Cole Wikipedia