John G. Robinson

From the list of elephant persons Family: Robinson

John G. Robinson
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1872-91-12 in United States
Country	United States

Work locations
Title	owner 1901-1916
Location	at John Robinson Circus in United States

Biography details

John Robinson , circus director in United States

Born 1872-91-12 in United States dead 1935-07-30 , son of director John F. Robinson Jr. .

Records about John G. Robinson from the Circus Historical Society
Born in Cincinnati of the famous Robinson family. Son of John F. Robinson, Jr. Engaged in show business all of his life. Was a rider at 18; at 20 an assistant manager of the John Robinson Circus; 1901, took over management and continued to operate the show until 1916. Title then was sold to Jerry Mugivan and Bert Bowers and later passed into the hands of the Ringling organization. Robinson’s Group elephant act appeared for several years at indoor circuses, parks, fairs and at special performances; and eventually came under the management of son, John IV. Was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the Knight Templar; a past potentate of the Syrian Temple Shrine, Cincinnati, for two years, the only circus owner ever to be made a Shrine potentate. Was a trustee of Syrian Temple at time of death; a director of the Cincinnati Zoo, secretary and director of the U. S. Playing Card Company; director of Cincinnati Christmas Seal Committee of the Anti-Tuberculosis League; member of the Cincinnati Club and the Firemen’s Protective Association; honorary member of the Circus Fans’ Association. Died at his home, 3010 Reading Road, Cincinnati, age 63.

News clip from 1910

Family

Total: 1 children

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). director John Robinson in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1719. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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http://www.classic.circushistory.org/Olympians/OlympiansR2.htm

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From the list of elephant persons Family: Robinson

Family

Total: 1 children

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References

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