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P. T. Barnum

American showman and politician (1810–1891)

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Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, although he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me." The adage "there's a sucker born every minute" has frequently been attributed to him, although no evidence exists that he had coined the phrase.

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Occupation: showman, businessperson, politician, autobiographer
Position held: Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Citizenship: United States
Born: July 5, 1810, 1810
Died: April 7, 1891, 1891

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