Edmund Newell (July 27, 1857 – December 23, 1915), better known as General Grant Jr. or Major Edward Newell, was a 19th-century

dwarf Dwarf or dwarves may refer to: Common uses *Dwarf (folklore), a being from Germanic mythology and folklore * Dwarf, a person or animal with dwarfism Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Dwarf (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a humanoid ...

who gained fame as an associate of

P. T. Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum (; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was ...

. He was born in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, Illinois, to Edmund S. Newell and Sarah Ellen Jimmerson. Edmund married

Minnie Warren Huldah Pierce Warren Bump (June 2, 1849 – July 23, 1878), better known as Minnie Warren, was an American Dwarfism#Classification, proportionate dwarf and an entertainer associated with P. T. Barnum. Her sister Lavinia Warren was married to ...

in July, 1877 in

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Lock Haven is the county seat of Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek, it is the principal city of the Lock Haven Micropolitan Statistical Area, ...

. Minnie was also a dwarf, and so was her sister,

Lavinia Warren Mercy Lavinia Warren Stratton ( Bump; October 31, 1841https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/warren-lavinia-1841-1919 – November 25, 1919) was an American proportionate dwarf, who was a circus perform ...

, wife of

General Tom Thumb Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883), better known by his stage name "General Tom Thumb", was an American dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P. T. Barnum. Childhood and early life Bo ...

. Minnie died in childbirth in 1878, and was buried in

Nemasket Hill Cemetery Nemasket Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Middleborough, Massachusetts. It was set aside as a burial ground in 1662, and is the oldest in Middleborough. The oldest engraved headstone here (and within the town of Middleborough) is that of E ...

Middleborough, Massachusetts Middleborough (frequently written as Middleboro) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,245 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The town was first set ...

. After her death, Edmund moved to England and married Mary Ann Drake, a woman of normal stature, on April 5, 1888, in St. Giles, London, England. They had two children: Edmund Charles Jeffreys Newell and Daisy Louise Newell. Edmund died on December 23, 1915, in

Marylebone Marylebone (usually , also , ) is a district in the West End of London, in the City of Westminster. Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping street, forms its southern boundary. An Civil parish#Ancient parishes, ancient parish and latterly a ...

, London, England.

Bibliography

Notes References * * - Total pages: 358 *
Alt URL
* 1857 births 1915 deaths American entertainers Entertainers with dwarfism Sideshow performers Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus People from Middleborough, Massachusetts American people with disabilities {{US-entertainer-stub