Lavinia Warren
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Image:Charles Sherwood Stratton and Lavinia Warren marriage.jpg Lavinia Warren (1841 - 1919) was an American dwarf and the wife of General Tom Thumb. She was born at Middleborough, Massachusetts, a descendant of a French family named Bonpasse. Under the management of showman P. T. Barnum her name was changed from Mercy Lavinia Bumpus.
She was married to Tom Thumb on February 10, 1863. Her sister Minnie Warren, also a dwarf, was her bridesmaid. While admission to the actual wedding was free, Barnum sold tickets to the reception for $75 each to the first five thousand to apply.
Two years after her husband's death in 1883, she married Count Primo Magri, an Italian dwarf.
She also appeared a in 1914 silent film, The Liliputian's Courtship, along with Count Magri. She died on November 25 1919 at the age of 78.
