The wedding party comprised, from left to right: George Washington Morrison Nutt (1844-1881), Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), Lavinia Warren Stratton (1841-1919), Minnie Warren (1841-1878).

General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 - July 15, 1883), a little person who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. Image File history File links General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), a dwarf who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. ... Image File history File links General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), a dwarf who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... | J̦ns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Dwarfism is a condition in which a person, animal or plant is much below the ordinary size of the species. ... Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 РApril 7, 1891), American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. ...

Stratton was 4 years old, the son of a Bridgeport, Connecticut carpenter, when Barnum met him. He was 25 inches (64 cm) tall (his final height would be 33 inches (84 cm)) and weighed just 15 pounds (7 kg) at the time Barnum taught him to sing, dance and perform. Nickname: The Park City Motto: Official website: www. ...

In 1844, Barnum took young Stratton on a tour of Europe, making him an international celebrity. Stratton appeared twice before Queen Victoria. 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877, until her death. ...

Stratton's marriage on February 10, 1863 to another dwarf, Lavinia Warren, was front-page news. They stood atop a grand piano in New York City's Grace Episcopal Church to greet some 2,000 guests. The best man was George Washington Morrison ("Commodore") Nutt, another diminutive performer in Barnum's employ. Following the wedding the couple was received by President Lincoln at the White House. February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... [[[[[[[[[[[Image:[[Image:[[Image:[[Image:<nowiki><nowiki>[<nowiki> == ---- [[Image: ---- <math>[[Media: ---- <math><math><math> ---- [[Image:[[Image:[[Image:[[ == == == [ ---- <math> ---- <math> ---- [[Media:[[Image:[[[[[ == ---- ---- [[[Image:[[[[ == [[Media: == ---- ---- [[[[[<nowiki><math><math> == [[Image:[[Media:<nowiki> ---- ----]]]] ==</math></math></nowiki>]]]]] ==]] ==]]]]]]] ==]]]]]]]]]</math></math>] == == ==]]]]]]]]</math></math></math>]]</math>]] ==</nowiki>]</nowiki></nowiki></nowiki>]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]---- // Headline text Media:Example. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ...

Stratton owned a home on one of Connecticut's Thimble Islands. He died of a stroke on July 15, 1883, and over 10,000 people attended his funeral. The Thimble Islands, named for the thimbleberry, a relative of the black raspberry, are an archipelago of small islands in Long Island Sound, in and near the harbor of Stony Creek, Connecticut in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut, 41 15.52 N x 72 45.11 W. Known to... A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted by occlusion (an ischemic stroke- approximately 90% of strokes), by hemorrhage (a hemorrhagic stroke - less than 10% of strokes) or other causes. ...

External links

• "Sideshow Ephemera Gallery: General Tom Thumb" by James G. Mundie - biographical essay with photos
• 1862 Harper's portrait and report on General Tom ThumbWedding