William Washington Cole (1847 – March 10, 1915), was part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
[1] He was born in 1847 in New York City to the contortionist William H. Cole and wire walker Mary Ann Cooke.
[2] In 1884, he established "W.W. Cole’s New Colossal Shows", which survives to this day, as the Cole Bros.
[3][4] He died on March 10, 1915.
[2] He left an estate in excess of $5,000,000.