Wedding portrait of "General Tom Thumb" and Lavinia Warren, 1863. Charles Dauvois (French, active 1860s). Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), "General Tom Thumb," was an American dwarf performer. Barnum, a distant relative, taught the boy how to sing, dance, mime, and impersonate famous people. Barnum took young Stratton on a tour of Europe, making him an international celebrity. He later became Barnum's business partner.

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General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren Wedding, 1863

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