Charles (Sherwood) Stratton Biography (1838–83)

Midget showman, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He stopped growing at six months of age, and stayed 63 cm/25 in until his teens, eventually reaching 101 cm/40 in. Barnum displayed him in his museum, from the age of five, under the name of General Tom Thumb, and he became famous throughout the USA and Europe. In 1863 his marriage to Lavinia Warren (1841–1919), also a midget, was widely publicized.