William Cole

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 ☨ William Cole 
Profession circus artist
Personal details
Born

Dead 1858


Spouse(s) - 1858 Mary Cooke

Residence
Country United Kingdom

Locations
Title artist -
Location at Cooke’s Circus in United Kingdom

Biography details

William H. Cole , circus artist in United Kingdom

Cole was born * dead 1858

Married to Mary Cooke born ? in United Kingdom .

William H. Cole (English Clown & contortionist) d.1858 married Mary Ann Cooke daughter of Thomas Taplin Cooke (1782-1866).

William & Mary's son William Washington "Chilly Billy" Cole 1847-1915 b NY founded W.W. Cole Circus, made $million, and sold to two Canadian brothers. Others used the name - "Two hundred years of the American Circus" has more of the details. Mary Ann married Miles Orton (1836-1903) (Orton Bros Circus) on her husband's death.

Family


Total: 1 children

  1. W. W. Cole. Born: 1847. Dead: † 1915-03-10

William Cole is mentioned on 9 other person pagesAlbina Beatty,  Aristide Togni,  George Sanger,  Mack MacDonald,  Margaret Koble,  Mary Cooke,  William Cole,  William Hall,  William Hall,  

William Cole is mentioned on 10 location pagesCircus Sanger,  Cole Brothers Circus,  Dailey Bros. Circus,  Elbert Howes,  Firma Ruhe,  Howes Great London Circus, Hippodrome, and Sangers English Menagerie,  Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus,  Sells Brothers Circus,  W. W. Coles Circus,  William P. Hall Animal Farm,  

William Cole is mentioned on 7 elephant record pagesAnna May,  Baby Boo (Baby Baraboo),  Blanche,  Konti,  Maude,  Robbins Queen,  Wilma,  

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). artist William H. Cole in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 12 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1401. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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