Clarence Chesterfield Howerton

Clarence Chesterfield Howerton , also known as Major Mite, was an American circus performer who starred in the sideshow for overyears,of which were with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum amp Bailey Circus. He was 2160ft 4160in tall and performed with several groups from the early 1920s through the late 1940s, billed as the smallest man in the world. His small physique was often contrasted alongside larger circus sideshow acts, such as the juvenile obese and the excessively tall.

Clarence Chesterfield Howerton was born on February 9, 1913, in Salem, Oregon, to Frank and Helen Howerton. He had five brothers, all of whom grew to 6160ft tall. However, Howerton grew to a height of only 2160ft 4160in . An expert said that he might have a deranged ductless gland. Howertons mother was just over 4160ft 0160in tall, which led some to wonder if his small stature was inherited.

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