William C. Coup
American businessman (1836–1895) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Cameron Coup (August 4, 1836 – March 4, 1895) was a Wisconsin businessman who partnered with P. T. Barnum and Dan Castello in 1870 to form the "P. T. Barnum's Museum, Menagerie and Circus".[1] Previously Barnum had a museum at a fixed location in New York City and the traveling circus allowed him to bring his curiosities to more paying customers. Coup's innovations were the circus train to transport the materials from town to town.[2] He also came up with the concept of adding a second ring in 1872 and a third ring to the circus in 1881 to allow more people to view the events.[1]