Francis Joseph Flynn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrancis Joseph Flynn
American entertainer
Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1864
Place of Birth: Greene, New York, United States
Date of Death: 05-Oct-1898
Profession: circus performer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Francis Joseph Flynn
- 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.
- The wedding was widely publicized and attended.
- From then on, the couple were exhibited as the "Royal American Midgets" and "General and Mrs.
- Mite" in many advertisements.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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