Milt Herriot

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☨ Milt Herriot

From left: Milt Herriot, Dorothy Herbert, John Herriot, 1954
Profession	circus animal trainer
Personal details
Born	1901 in United States

Dead	1962 in United States


Spouse(s)	Viola Herriot

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	manager -
Location	at Cole Brothers Circus in United States

Title	elephant trainer
Location	at Schell Brothers Circus in United States

Biography details

Milton Lindsay Herriot , circus animal trainer in United States

Herriot was born * 1901 in United States dead 1962 , in United States , son of other Osmer Herriot

⚭ Married to Viola Herriot born 1905-05-19 Minnesota in United States .

Osmer Pike Herriott’s son, Milton (known as Milt), began to work in the circus at a relatively early age, taking care of animals. He eventually went on to training them, and over the years, he presented all sorts of animal acts, with a preference for horses and elephants. He was also for a time Manager of the Cole Bros. Circus. Milt Herriott’s circus career spanned a half-century.

Records about Milt Herriot from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog

Milt Herriott with the Schell Bros. elephants owned by George Engesser in the early 1930s. I have four listed during this time period "Ruth", "Mary", "Patsy" and "Bolo" a young male.

Family

Total: 1 children

John Milton Herriot. Born: 1931-01-15. Dead: † 2015-01-26

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Milt Herriot is mentioned on 1 other person pagesJohn Herriot,

Milt Herriot is mentioned on 1 location pagesSchell Brothers Circus,

Milt Herriot is mentioned on 4 elephant record pagesBolo, Mary, Patsy, Ruth,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). animal trainer Milton Lindsay Herriot in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=2409. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Family

Total: 1 children

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References

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