James Sweeney

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☨ James Sweeney
Profession	circus elephant keeper
Personal details
Born	?

Dead	1885 Nashua, New Hampshire in United States

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	elephant keeper -1885
Location	at Barnum and London Circus in United States

Biography details

James Sweeney , circus elephant keeper in United States

Sweeney was born * ? dead 1885 Nashua, New Hampshire, in United States .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Albert (fatal attack)

Casualties

1 casualties

1885: elephant keeper James Sweeney fatal attack by Albert. Asiatic elephant, Albert, killed his keeper, James Sweeney, at Nashua, New Hampshire James Sweeney † James Sweeney Died 1885, Nashua, New Hampshire. The animal was taken to a ravine and shot.

1885-07-18: James Sweeney, a Helper in charge of the elephant Herd of Barnum's circus, was badly injured this afternoon by one of the largest elephants. He was unfastening the animal's Feet from a post when the elephant struck him with his foot.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 30, 1885.

Barnum's large performing Asiatic elephant, Albert, killed his keeper, James Sweeney, at Nashua, N. H., recently. The animal was taken to a ravine and shot.

James Sweeney is mentioned on 1 elephant record pagesAlbert,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant keeper James Sweeney in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3396. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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