Gilbert Robinson

From the list of elephant persons Family: Robinson

☨ Gilbert Robinson
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1845-07-15 Buchanan, VA in United States

Dead	1928-08-17


Spouse(s)	1875 Emma Louis Lake

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	owner 1898
Location	at Frank A. Robbins Circus in United States

Title	owner 1871-1879
Location	at John Robinson Circus in United States

Biography details

Gilbert Robinson , circus director in United States

Robinson was born * 1845-07-15 in Buchanan, VA United States dead 1928-08-17 , son of director John Robinson Sr.

⚭ Married 1875 to Emma Louis Lake born ? in United States .

Records about Gilbert Robinson from the Circus Historical Society

Born at Buchanan, VA, the second son of old John Robinson. Began as a tumbler and carpet acrobat, making ring debut, 1847, at 3 years of age, with Robinson & Eldred. With his brothers, took over the management of the John Robinson’s, spring 1871. November 16, 1875, married circus rider Emma Lake Thatcher, Memphis, TN. John Robinson’s, 1865-79; director general, Frank A. Robbins’ (Frank A. Robbins , Gil Robinson, John W. Hamilton, W. A. Conklin, proprietors), 1898; general advance agent, John Robinson’s, 1900. Daughter, Agnes, married Francis Reed, November 29, 1899, Jersey City, NJ. Died in Cincinnati, age 84.

Siblings

Siblings through the father John Robinson Sr. (1807-07-22? -- 1921):

John Robinson Born 1843 Dead: † 1921

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Gilbert Robinson is mentioned on 3 other person pagesEmma Thatcher, Gilbert Eldred, John Robinson,

Gilbert Robinson is mentioned on 2 location pagesRobinson and Eldred Circus, Southern Circus (Gilbert Eldred),

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Gilbert Robinson in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1741. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.classic.circushistory.org/Olympians/OlympiansL1.htm

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Siblings

Siblings through the father John Robinson Sr. (1807-07-22? -- 1921):

Gilbert Robinsons ancestral Ahnentafel:

References

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