About Francis Joseph Flynn
Lived 1864 – 1898 (aged 33). Francis Joseph Flynn was an American circus performer.
Francis Joseph Flynn (6 October 1864 – 5 October 1898), better known as General Mite, was an American dwarf who performed as a showman at various competitions around the world.
Flynn was born on 6 October 1864 in Greene, New York, the son of Edward Finnion Flynn and Mary Ann Flynn and brother to Alice Flynn. They were of average height.
In 1884, Flynn married an English dwarf, Millie Edwards, in England.
In 1890, Flynn and Edwards moved to Australia. Flynn died in Broken Hill, New South Wales on 5 October 1898, one day before his 34th birthday.
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Who was Francis Joseph Flynn?
American entertainer
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Francis Joseph Flynn was born on 6 October 1864 in Greene.
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Francis Joseph Flynn died on 5 October 1898 in Broken Hill.
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Francis Joseph Flynn was a circus performer.
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Francis Joseph Flynn was American.
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