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Herschel Brown

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Herschel Brown
Profession circus director
Personal details
Born 1803 Somers, Westchester, New York in United States
Dead 1846-04-12 Somers, New York in United States
Country United States
Locations
Title owner 1826-
Location at Royal Pavilion Circus in United States
Biography details

Herschel Brown , circus director in United States

Born 1803 in United States dead 1846-04-12 in United States , son of other Isaac Brown and Amy Brown .


The brothers Benjamin Brown, Christopher Brown and Herschel Brown, cousins to J. Purdy Brown, were involved with the menagerie business in the early 1820's. Benjamin Brown (1799-1881) worked for Hachaliah Bailey in the exhibition of Little Bet in 1823. He was employed by J.Purdy Brown and Lewis Bailey in 1825, the season that the first canvas tent was introduced. In 1826 Benjamin and Hershel operated the Royal Pavilion Circus, (pavilion - being a euphemism of the time for the canvas tent). Benjamin, Christopher and Hershel operated a circus for their cousin, J. Purdy Brown, in 1828. Brown's company was in South Carolina performing when Charles Wright, another Somers native famed as a lion tamer, came into town with his menagerie troupe. The two companies appeared together, and as it seemed to be successful, they performed the rest of the season together becoming the first traveling combination of a menagerie and circus.


Siblings

Siblings through the father Isaac Brown (1772-03-31 -- 1842-04-24):

  1. Christopher Brown Born ? Dead: † ?
  2. Benjamin Brown Born 1799-01-11 Dead: † 1880-09-25

Herschel Brown s ancestral Ahnentafel:
P I II III

Herschel Brown
Born: 1803

Father:
Isaac Brown

Born: 1772-03-31

Paternal Grandfather:
Christopher Brown

Born: 1736
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Hackaliah Brown
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Anna Kniffen
Paternal Grandmother:
Lucy Gregory

Born: ca 1744
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Mother:
Amy Johnson

Born: 1775-03-16

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Herschel Brown in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1643. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories director | circus | Royal Pavilion Circus | Brown family | Born 1803 | Dead 1846 | People from United States

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