James Crockett

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James Crockett
Profession	circus animal trainer
Personal details

Spouse(s)	Sara Crockett

Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	animal trainer 1858-
Location	at Circus Sanger in United Kingdom

Biography details

James Crockett , circus animal trainer in United Kingdom

Born ? dead 1865 .

The lion king in Sanger’s circus by 1858 was James Crockett, a musician who had reportedly developed lung problems and could not play his wind instrument so shifted into lion taming; this may not be the full explanation since he married into the Sanger family, marrying George’s sister, Sarah.
The inexperienced Crockett was chosen to be the lion king because he was tall with a long beard, and looked the part. Crockett remained with the act when Sanger’s six lions were sold, and became well known in Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe for an act similar to Van Amburgh’s, earning £20 a week. His act was deemed to have scientific value, although at Astley’s in 1861 Crockett was billed as presenting four lions in a ‘thrilling oriental spectacle’ as ‘the Lion Conqueror’ in a plot in which he rescues the story’s heroine and her son.134 He received a ring from Queen Victoria and was eventually hired to work in the USA in 1864, where he died a year later, apparently from heat exhaustion or illness.

Family

Total: 1 children

Sarah Foottit. Born: ?.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). animal trainer James Crockett in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3045. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Fighting nature: travelling menageries, animal acts and war shows, online at https://open.sydneyuniversitypress.com.au/files/9781743325001.pdf

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