Who was Tom Thumb (1816-1824)?

Question

Please help.

Answer 1

The name Tom Thumb originated in English folklore as a hero who was no bigger than a man's thumb. The name has been adapted to other persons, objects, and characters. The only other one that existed around your given time period is a locomotive made by Peter Cooper in 1830. It was the first steam-engine locomotive to be put to practical use by railways, and it was very small (hence its given name, "Tom Thumb").

I hope I helped at all,
-Joe

Answer 2

Charles Sherwood Stratton, a tiny (25 inches tall) man exhibited by P. T. Barnum under th e name "General Tom Thumb," was not born until 1838. Tom Thumb the railway locomotive was built by Peter Cooper in 1830. Both were evidently named for the thumb-sized boy of the folktale. Are you sure you have your dates right? The only reference I can find for the period 1816-1824 is for the imposition of tariffs that were a contributing factor to the Civil War.

Answer 3

"Charles Sherwood Stratton was the four year old son of a Bridgeport, Connecticut, carpenter in 1842 when P.T. Barnum "discovered" him and transformed him into General Tom Thumb, an eleven-year old European marvel. Barnum trained the child to sing, dance, and imitate famous persons. Under the guidance of Barnum, Tom Thumb performed at the American Museum and toured the world as one of the best-known midgets, until his death in 1883 at the age of 46. Barnum reaped enormous profits from exhibiting a number of "human curiosities" (like Tom Thumb), whom he presented ostensibly for their educational and scientific value. While offensive to today's sensibilities, exhibitions of people with disabilities or who otherwise deviated from what the majority considered normal were not uncommon in mid and late nineteenth-century popular culture."

For more info:
http://chnm.gmu.edu/lostmuseum/thumb/

Answer 4

tom thumb is the name of a traditional hero of english folklore who was no bigger than his fathers thumb. I think his mom couldnt have babies and a fairy brought him or something like that. you can research tom thumb and get a better answer

Answer 5

He was a character in English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb.

Answer 6

i think he was smallest person in the world
not sure though

Answer 7

a midget

Answer 8

i thought he had something to do with a train...