Lewis B. Lent

From the list of elephant persons Family: Lent

☨ Lewis B. Lent

Lewis B. Lent, c. 1870 Artist unknown, Oil on Canvas, detail SHS 97.40 Gift of Arthur McElroy
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1813 in United States

Dead	1887 in United States

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	owner 1836-1837
Location	at Brown & Lent Circus in United States

Title	owner -
Location	at Sands, Lent and Co American Circus in United States

Title	animal trainer
Location	at June, Titus, Angevine and Co in United States

Biography details

Lewis Brown Lent , circus director in United States

Lent was born * 1813 in United States dead 1887 , in United States , son of circus director Benjamin Lent and circus other Belinda Brown .

Lewis Lent (1813-1887) was born and schooled in the town Somers, his father Benjamin Lent having been a partner of Hachaliah Bailey. Lewis grew up around menagerie animals and his early shows featured many animals, including the first troupe of camels in America.

At age 13 he was already employed in the family business, and soon after is recorded as working for June Titus and Angevine.

In 1835, at the age of 22, he joined Brown & Co. circus, with Oscar Brown, brother of and
successor to J. Purdy Brown. He became partner in Brown & Co. in 1836, most likely with funds from father Benjamin, and the circus became Brown & Lent Circus.

Lewis B. Lents ancestral Ahnentafel:
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Lewis B. Lent Born: 1813	Father: Benjamin Lent Born:	Paternal Grandfather: Born:	Paternal Great-grandfather:
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	Mother: Belinda Brown Born: 1792	Maternal Grandfather: Nathan Brown Born: 1756 h	Maternal Great-grandfather: Hackaliah Brown
		Maternal Grandfather: Nathan Brown Born: 1756 h	Maternal Great-grandmother: Abigai Halstead
		Maternal Grandmother: Sarah Bailey Born: 1759?-09-16	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandmother: Sarah Bailey Born: 1759?-09-16	Maternal Great-grandmother:

Lewis B. Lent is mentioned on 1 location pagesBrown & Co. Circus,

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). director Lewis Brown Lent in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1545. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.somershistoricalsoc.org/menageries2p6.html

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