George William Lockhart (real name Locker, 1849 - 24 January 1904) was a Victorian era elephant trainer. His original group of three elephants, Boney (pronounced Bonnie), Molly and Waddy, toured Great Britain's music hall scene, as well as Europe, and is reported to have appeared "500 times" at Proctor's Pleasure Palace in New York in 1895. He is also known for his death in an elephant stampede that made two of his new elephants, Salt and Sauce, infamous until their deaths in 1952 and 1960, respectively.
He was the brother of the elephant trainer, Sam Lockhart, and the father of George Claude Lockhart, who was the first ringmaster to wear the "pink" tails and top hat in circus.
Read more about George William Lockhart: Early Career, Boney, Molly and Waddy, The Cruet, Legacy, The Legend of Salt and Sauce, Books Featuring George William Lockhart
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“As a cure for the cold, take your toddy to bed, put one bowler hat at the foot, and drink until you see two.”
—Robert Bruce, Sir Lockhart (1886–1970)