Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883), better known by his stage name "General Tom Thumb", was an American with dwarfism who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P. T. Barnum.

2025年4月4日 · General Tom Thumb (born January 4, 1838, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.—died July 15, 1883, Middleboro, Massachusetts) was an American showman noted for his small stature. He was the first major attraction promoted by the circus impresario P.T. Barnum.

查理斯·舍伍德·史達通（Charles Sherwood Stratton，1838年1月4日—1883年7月15日），藝名「拇指將軍湯姆（General Tom Thumb）」， 是一名美國 馬戲團 演員與侏儒症患者，因身為P.T.巴納姆馬戲團的台柱而聞名。

1871年建立了世界大 马戏团，他把他的马戏团称做“世界上最棒的表演”（The Greatest Show on Earth），表演项目包括街头杂耍，以及高级文化，例如来自欧洲有“ 瑞典 夜莺”之称的 女高音 歌手 珍妮·林德 （Jenny Lind） 的演唱，引起很大的轰动。

2014年11月25日 · "General Tom Thumb Jr., the dwarf, is the most wonderful specimen of a man who ever astonished the world," one newspaper wrote. "The idea of a young gentleman, 11-years-old weighing less than an...

2008年1月4日 · General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton, January 4, 1838–July 15, 1883) was an unusually small man who, when promoted by the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, became a show business sensation. When Stratton was 5 years old, Barnum began exhibiting him as one of the "wonders" in his popular New York City museum.

2018年9月24日 · General Tom Thumb only stood about three feet, four inches tall. But he made a huge impact during his life as a 19th-century sideshow performer promoted by P.T. Barnum. He appeared before queens and presidents, drew adoring crowds, and was mourned by some 20,000 people when he died suddenly at the age of just 45.

General Tom Thumb (January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883) was an American entertainer. He was a four year old child when P. T. Barnum introduced him to show biz. The boy (who was passed off as a young adult) created a sensation at Barnum's American Museum in New York City .

At age four Charles Sherwood Stratton became General Tom Thumb, an immediately popular attraction at Barnum's American Museum. This daguerreotype, produced by Mathew Brady's studio, shows the young Stratton in full-length portrait, standing on a table.

2018年2月27日 · When Charles Stratton (General Tom Thumb) married Lavinia Warren Bump in February 1863, the "Fairy Wedding" was the society event of New York.