George Power

From the list of elephant persons Family: O’Brien

☨ George Power
Profession	circus elephant trainer
Personal details
Dead


Spouse(s)	Liselotte Power

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	owner -1942
Location	at Power's Dancing Elephant fame in United States

Biography details

George O’Brien , circus elephant trainer in United States

O’Brien was born * , son of animal trainer John O’Brien and animal trainer Jennie Power

⚭ Married to Liselotte Power born .

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George's parents were Jeanette Lush O'Brien and John O'Brien. John O'Brien was a famous horse trainer for the circuses of the time. Jennie O'Brien was a high school equestrienne with the circus, and her husband trained her mounts.

After John's death in Baraboo in 1902, Jeanette (Jennie) O'Brien later married W.W. (Bill) Power, the elephant trainer, and young George learned the elephants from his stepfather.

George Power became famous for training the elephants to do amazing skits such as a mock baseball game, a war battle scene, a barbershop scene, bowling, and the waltz, two-step, Charleston, foxtrot, and hula dances. Power's Elephants were at the New York Hippodrome from 1905-1922; in vaudeville from 1923-1926; in Europe with Bertram Mills Circus from 1926-1937; returned to the States in 1937; and worked fairs and circuses until George Power grew ill and the surviving elephants were sold in 1942.
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George Power is mentioned on 4 other person pagesJeanette Lush, John O’Brien, Liselotte , William Power,

George Power is mentioned on 1 location pagesPower's Dancing Elephant fame,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant trainer George O’Brien in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1366. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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