Adam Forepaugh

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 ☨ Adam Forepaugh 
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Profession circus owner
Personal details
Born 1831-02-28 in United States

Dead 1890-01-20 in United States

Residence
Country United States

Locations
Title owner 1865-1889
Location at Adam Forepaugh Circus in United States

Title owner 1865
Location at The Great National Circus in United States

Title owner 1865
Location at Dan Rice Circus in United States

Biography details

Adam Forepaugh , circus owner in United States

Forepaugh was born * 1831-02-28 in United States dead 1890-01-20 , in United States .

Adam Forepaugh (February 28, 1831-January 20, 1890) was an entrepreneur, businessman, and circus owner. He owned and operated a circus from 1865 through 1890 under various names including Forepaugh´s Circus, The Great Forepaugh Show, The Adam Forepaugh Circus, and Forepaugh & The Wild West.

In 1864, Forepaugh sold 44 horses to John Pogey O'Brien for $9,000 so he could start the Tom King Excelsior Circus. When O´Brien could not repay the loan, Forepaugh assumed partial ownership of the circus, getting him into the circus business, where he would make his most lasting impression.

The next year, he and O´Brien purchased the Jerry Mabie Menagerie and created two circuses with their combined assets: The Great National Circus and the Dan Rice Circus. Forepaugh soon sold the Great National Circus and put the Dan Rice Circus under his own name Adam Forepaugh Circus.

In 1889, Forepaugh sold his circus acts to James A. Bailey and James E. Cooper and he sold his railroad cars to the Ringling Brothers. The Ringlings used the equipment to transform their circus from a small animal-powered production to a huge rail-powered behemoth, which later purchased the Barnum & Bailey circus. Thus, in liquidating his circus assets, he indirectly contributed to the demise of his arch-rival.

He had one child, Adam Forepaugh, Jr., an elephant trainer. He once commented that he would prevail over Barnum because "I have a boy and Mr. Barnum has none. My show will outlast his." Ultimately, although Adam, Jr. worked in his father´s circus and executed his estate, he did not follow him in the circus business.

Family


Total: 1 children

  1. Adam Forepaugh Jr..

Adam Forepaugh is mentioned on 12 other person pagesCharles Hutchinson,  Egbert Howes,  Ephriam Thompson,  Frank Robinson,  George Arstingstall,  James Cooper,  John O’Brien,  John Jay Nathans,  Joseph McCaddon,  Stewart Craven,  Stuart Thayer,  William Emery,  

Adam Forepaugh is mentioned on 11 location pagesAdam Forepaugh Circus,  Barnum & Bailey Circus,  Firma Carl Hagenbeck,  Firma Reiche,  Forepaugh-Sells Show,  Gollmar Brothers Circus,  Mabie Brothers United States Olympic Circus,  Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus,  Ringling Bros. Circus,  Sells Brothers Circus,  Stuart Craven,  

Adam Forepaugh is mentioned on 20 elephant record pages4-Paw Queen,  Annie,  Basil,  Betts,  Big Charlie,  Columbia (Victoria),  Dick,  Dunk (Duncan),  Fanchon,  Forepaughs Bolivar,  Gypsie (Gypsy),  Hagenbeck Jennie,  Jess,  Katie,  Lena,  Lou,  Mary,  Mike,  Old John,  Ringling Nellie,  

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). owner Adam Forepaugh in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=119. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/04/forepaugh-sells-c1900-10.html Page 32-35, 50, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Hoage, Deiss, From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century, page 103

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