Aaron Turner

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☨ Aaron Turner
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1790 in United States
Dead	1854 in United States
Country	United States

Locations
Title	owner -
Location	at Aaron Turners Columbian Circus in United States

Biography details

Aaron Turner , circus director in United States

Born 1790 in United States dead 1854 in United States .

Records about Aaron Turner from the Circus Historical Society
Son of Mercy Hony of Ridgefield, CT. Married in 1815, a union which produced 2 sons and 2 daughters. Sons Timothy and Napoleon were riders.

1828, first used the title of Columbian Circus. 1830 had a 90’ round-top; added a menagerie, 1844, leasing the stock, an elephant and 6 cages, from James June.

Hired George F. Bailey, who became his son-in-law, and eventually his manager. P. T. Barnum was a partner and treasurer for the organization at one time. P. T. Barnum was a partner and treasurer for the organization at one time.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Aaron Turner in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1680. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.classic.circushistory.org/Olympians/OlympiansB1.htm

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