James Morris

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James Morris was one of the greatest "Rubber-Skinned" performers of all time. He was born Thomas B. Holmes in 1859, and died in 1910. He was married to famed Sword Swallower Edith Clifford. He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Medina, Ohio.

From The Indianapolis Star, Mar 7, 1910:

ELASTIC SKIN MAN DEAD; SORROW AMONG THE FREAKS
Side Show Wonder, Who Traveled Around a the World, Dies in Hospital at Boston.