Career
He had a 63 year career at sea, including 55 commanding clipper ships and others He was the captain of more voyages around Cape Horn than anyone else. Joseph Warren Holmes was born on April 1, 1824 in Mystic, Connecticut Joseph Warren Holmes"s father was Jeremiah Holmes.
Jeremiah Holmes was a part of the War of 1812 and at the time was well respected in Mystic, Connecticut.
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.