J. Y. Henderson

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J. Y. Henderson

Personal details

Spouse(s)	1946 Martha Schepp

Country	United States

Locations
Title	head veterinarian 1941-
Location	at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

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Biography details

John Y. "Doc" Henderson , circus veterinarian in United States

Born 1907-11-11 in United States dead 1991-06-14 in United States .

For over 40 years he was veterinarian of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus looking after the world’s largest traveling menagerie. He is recognized as an outstanding authority on the care and feeding of circus animals.

Henderson went into WWII in 1944 and served until 1946, rejoing the circus with his new wife, Martha, an aerialist.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). veterinarian John Y. "Doc" Henderson in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=2964. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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