Joseph Warren Holmes
| Joseph Warren Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1, 1824 Mystic, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1912 (aged 88) Mystic, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Sea captain |
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Captain Joseph Warren Holmes (April 1, 1824 – December 12, 1912) was an American sea captain noted for sailing around Cape Horn 84 times and Cape of Good Hope 14 times without a shipwreck or loss of a crewman.[2] He had a 63 year career at sea, including 55 commanding clipper ships and others.[3]
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[edit] Early life
Joseph Warren Holmes was born on April 1, 1824 in Mystic, Connecticut[1][4] Joseph Warren Holmes's father was Jeremiah Holmes.[3] Jeremiah Holmes was a part of the War of 1812 and at the time was well respected in Mystic, Connecticut.[citation needed]
[edit] Ships under Holmes' command
Captain Holmes sailed as master on various ships in the course of his career, including four ships built in Mystic, Connecticut: the bark Frances, clipper Seminole, and ships Elisabeth F. Willets and Haze.[5]
[edit] Descendants
Joseph Warren Holmes married twice and had one son from his first marriage, Edwin Warren Holmes. He died in San Francisco in 1883. He did have a grandson, also named Edwin Warren Holmes that was born around 1882.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Matthews, Frederick C. (1930). American Merchant Ships, 1850-1900. Marine Research Society. pp. 32. OCLC 3681274.
- ^ "Portrait of Joseph Warren Holmes (1824-1912)". Mystic Seaport. http://mobius.mysticseaport.org/detail.php?t=objects&type=browse&f=maker&s=Holmes%2C+Joseph+Warren&record=1. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ a b c "Kim03-071 Scrapbook". Indian & Colonial Research Center Library. http://www.theicrc.org/vewebsite/exhibit1/e10979a.htm.
- ^ "Biographical Review". Archive.org. http://www.archive.org/stream/biographicalrevi00biogo/biographicalrevi00biogo_djvu.txt.
- ^ "University of Connecticut Digital Mosaic". Captain Joseph Warren Holmes of Mystic. University of CT. 1908, 2009. http://images.lib.uconn.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cho&CISOPTR=11742. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
[edit] External links
- "Portrait of Captain Joseph Warren Holmes of Mystic. He is bald, has white "mutton chop" whiskers ... a dark jacket and bow tie"
- Captain Joseph Warren Holmes house, Mystic, Connecticut, at Connecticut History Online
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