Latest News from The Elephant Database:
See latest 100 record updates at
Recent Changes
♂
Davu
born 2024-08-26 at
Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
♀
Samba
died 2024-11-10 at
Victor Hugo Cardinali circus
♀
Chanam
relocated 2024-11-04 to
Phnom Tamao Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC)
About Website elephant.se
Contact owner Dan Koehl
Website guestbook
Use and search instructions
Sources and contributors
Website creation and history
Website Disclaimer
Website Copyright
Website Terms of use
See the recent changes
Taxonomy
How it started
Tethytheria
Proboscidea
Moeritherium
Palaeomastodon
Phiomia
Gomphoterium
Mammoths
Mammut
Mastodons
Trilophodon
Stegodon
Palaeoloxodon
Family elephants
African savanna
African forest
Asian (Indian)
Crossbreed
Care
Introduction
Drinking
Skincare
Footcare
Diseases
Anthrax
Herpes virus
Salmonella
Elephant pox
Rabies
Anatomy intro
Elephant database
Intro statistics
Latest changes
African bush
African forest
Asian elephants
Breeding Intro
Europe
America
Asia
Insemination
Studbook
Breeding males
Breeding females
All captive born
Lost to follow-up
Assumed dead
People
Prehistoric
E-H conflict
Keepers
Trainers
Researchers
Poloplayers
Organizations
Search:
Edith Ringling
From the
list of elephant persons
Family:
Conway
Edith Ringling
Profession
circus owner
Personal details
Dead
1953 in
United States
Spouse(s)
1890 - 1926
Charles Ringling
Country
United States
Locations
Title
owner 1926-1953
Location
at
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
in
United States
Biography details
Edith F. Conway , circus owner in
United States
dead 1953 in
United States
.
When, as a teenager, she met
Charles Ringling
in Baraboo, Wisconsin, Edith Conway had never been to a circus.
By the time she died in 1953, she had become such a fixture at the big top that the press often called her the "Queen" or "Mother" of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
With her marriage to Charles in 1890, Edith Ringling became part of the circus. She took tickets when the circus had three elephants and the show was small enough to be performed in a neighborhood. She traveled with the show nearly every year until 1950, except for a period after Charles' death in 1926. By the time a Christian Science Monitor reporter interviewed her in 1932, she was "running the show" for a week in
John Ringling
North's absence; the show then included 40 elephants, 30 tents, 1,600 people and required 100 railroad cars to move it.
Sarasota History Alive!
Charles Ringling
died on December 3, 1926, one day after his 63rd birthday. His wife, Edith, participated in the business and was a member of the board of directors of the circus. Edith Ringling continued in that capacity after the death of Charles, assuming many additional duties that had been her husband's and thereafter, being hailed affectionately as "Mrs. Charlie" by those who relied upon her to continue his traditional roles.
Their retreat was completed in 1926, the year he died.
The winter retreat of Edith and
Charles Ringling
was built on Sarasota Bay in the Shell Beach subdivision platted in 1896 by Mary Louise and Charles N. Thompson. The Thompsons, associated with another circus, were instrumental in interesting members of the Ringling family about living in Sarasota.
Included on the property was another gracious bay front home for their daughter, Hester, and her children. As well as being intended for large social gatherings and performances, the compound was designed to be completely self-sufficient, including staff quarters, farming, and livestock. The bay front homes are connected by a covered walkway that creates a transition between the two architectural styles. Within months of the completion of the construction, Charles died, but Edith Ringling and their daughter,
Hester Ringling
, continued to reside on the estate for many decades.
The structures on what came to be known internationally as the Edith Ringling residence, and the
Hester Ringling
Lancaster Sanford residence are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of a historic district that includes the retreat of Ellen and Ralph Caples, the retreat of Mable and
John Ringling
, and the
John Ringling
and
Mable Ringling
Museum of Art, as well. The homes of Edith and Hester often were featured in magazines and periodicals because of their architecture, landscaping, and interior design. The civic, musical, theatrical, and social activities of the women were of interest to readers also.
Children
Total: 2 children
Born: ?. Dead: † ?
Hester Ringling
Born: 1897-08-16. Dead: † 1950-01-03
Robert Ringling
Reference list
References
Koehl, Dan, (2024).
owner
Edith F. Conway in
United States
. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 November 2024 at
https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=496
. (
archived
at the
Wayback machine
)
Sources used for this article is among others:
Sarasota History Alive!,
http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/articles/edith-ringling-was-a-force-behind-the-circus/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Ringling
Search more with Google for Edith Ringling
The link will automatically include Edith Ringling and open a new browser window.
Search this site www.elephant.se AND Google
with google
for keyword Edith Ringling
OR search the Internet (with any chosen keyword you type below)
Search more on the Internet Web for Edith Ringling
The link will automatically include Edith Ringling and open a new browser window
elephant-news.com
Ele-Wiki
elefanten-fotolexikon.eu
Elephant Commentator
Amazon Books
Google Books
Facebook
YouTube
Circopedia
Buckles Blog
(William Buckles Woocock))
Bandwagon
(Circus Historical Society)
Circus and Sideshows
Categories
owner
|
circus
|
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
|
Conway family
|
Dead 1953
|
People from United States
About this document
This document was updated: 2021-11-21 07:02:23. with valid HTML5
ELEPHANT
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Established 1995
ELEPHANT
DATABASE
Established 2006
Your ip: 44.211.24.175