Seth B. Howes

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Seth B. Howes
Seth Howes
Personal details
Country United States
Work locations
Title owner 1871-1879
Location at Howes Great London Circus, Hippodrome, and Sangers English Menagerie in United States
Title owner 1864-1865
Location at Great European Circus in United States
Title owner 1858-1870
Location at Howes and Cushings Circus in United States
Title owner 1853-1856
Location at Franconies Hippodrome in United States
Title owner 1853
Location at Golden Brothers Circus in United States
Title owner 1851-1854
Location at P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie in United States
Title owner 1849
Location at Seth B. Howes in United States
Title owner 1840-1846
Location at Mabie Brothers United States Olympic Circus in United States
Seth Howes
Biography details

Seth Benedict Howes , circus director in United States

Born abt 1814 dead 1901-05-16 , son of other Daniel Howes and other Ruhamah Reed .

Seth Benedict Howes was born 1815 in Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA, son to Daniel Howes (descendant of John de Huse in UK) and Ruhamah Reed. Seth B. Howes performed as teenager in Circuses, together with his brother and his brother was Nathan Howes., who funded a circus in 1811. Later, in association with P. T. Barnum, he managed Barnums first European tour 1850-1853. Seth B. Howes retired in 1870, and died 1901 in Southeast, Putnam, New York, USA.

Records about Seth B. Howes from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
After an earlier multi-year foray in England and on the continent in the years just before and during the Civil War, Seth B. Howes returned to England in 1870 to launch another show to travel in England and then the continent. He brought it to America, however, in 1871 and it was as impressive a show as Barnum’s new venture, also debuting that year. It faltered with the Panic of 1873 and soon a series of other showmen were vying for its control throughout the 1870s. Finally, a poster printer who was owed much money took possession and quickly sold it to James A. Bailey, hence the London part of the famous partnership that began just a couple of years later in 1881 as Barnum & London.

William "Buckles" Woodcock


1853: two years before he separated from Barnum, which was in 1855, he opened the Franconies Hippodrome.

1854: When the caravan was auctioned at the end of the 1854 season. S. B. Howes bought all seven elephants for $2,300. (Source: The elephant in America 1840-1860, by Stuart Thayer)

Seth B. HowesNew York Clipper 25 November 1854.

1857: Seth B. Howes moved his show to England in 1857,

1858-1870: Howes and Cushings Circus.

1861: married Amy Mosely.

1864: Seth B. Howes brought his Great European Circus from England to U.S.A. in 1864.

Records about Seth B. Howes from the Circus Historical Society
1865: After the 1864 season, the circumstances of Seth B. Howes' connection with the Great European, as well as the history of the wagons, is still obscure. It is certain that Howe sold out to a firm known as the Flatfoots - George F. Bailey, Lewis June, Avery Smith, and John J. Nathans - before 1867, and it now appears that the transaction took place just before the St. Louis opening in 1865.



1870: Seth B. Howes retired.

Records about Seth B. Howes from the Circus Historical Society
Seth B. Howes seems to hove gone into semi-retirement after he sold his Great European to the Flatfoots and left the active management of his later circuses to his twin nephews, Elbert Howes and Egbert Howes. These nephews were two of the thirteen children of Nathan A. Howes, older brother of Seth and also an early circus manager. Seth B., himself, lived until 1901 and died a wealthy man. The Clipper for February 12, 1870, tells us that Egbert, under an engagement to Seth B., had sailed recently for England to start another circus there under the Howes & Cushing title as the show was known in 1857-63. Later issues of the Clipper substantiate that they opened in Liverpool on the 19th of March and were out at least through September.


Siblings

Siblings through the father Daniel Howes (1763-04-12-1824-02-18):

  1. Nathan Howes

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Born: abt 1814

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Born: 1763-04-12

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). director Seth Benedict Howes in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1602. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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