George Foottit Sr.

From the list of elephant persons Family: Foottit

George Foottit Sr.
Profession	circus artist
Personal details
Born	? in United Kingdom

Spouse(s)	- 1874 Sarah Foottit

Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	owner 1868-1874
Location	at Foottit Circus in United Kingdom

Title	owner 1867-1868
Location	at Powell, Foottit & Clarke’s Great Allied Circus in United Kingdom

Title	owner-1867
Location	at Foottit Circus in United Kingdom

Biography details

George Foottit Sr., circus artist in United Kingdom

Born ? in United Kingdom dead 1865 .

George Footit Sr. eventually created his own traveling circus and, in 1867, he partnered with the equestrians Anthony Powell and Alfred Clarke to launch the Powell, Foottit & Clarke’s Great Allied Circus. Unfortunately, Geo Foottit, Sr. had an inordinate love for the bottle, and his chronic drunkenness led Powell and Clarke to end abruptly their partnership with him in the middle of the 1868 season. Foottit, Sr. got back the equipment and horses he had invested in the venture, and continued alone with his Foottit’s Allied Circus, while Powell and Clarke carried on their fruitful association in Ireland.

Dominique Jando, Circopedia

Family

Total: 1 children

George Foottit Jr.. Born: 1864. Dead: † 1921

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). artist George Foottit Sr. in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3048. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Fighting nature: travelling menageries, animal acts and war shows, online at https://open.sydneyuniversitypress.com.au/files/9781743325001.pdf
Dominique Jando, Circopedia, http://www.circopedia.org/Foottit_et_Chocolat

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