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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

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                  CAPTAIN HENRY WARWICK is a son of THOMAS and MARY
               (GRANGER) WARWICK, and was born at New Baltimore, Mich.,
               February 14, 1848. THOMAS WARWICK was a millwright by trade,
               but also worked a farm and kept hotel at Lakeport, Mich. He
               had five children, two of whom only are living —  the sub-
               ject of this sketch, and another son, Burt, who was master
               of the schooner W. K. Moore for the season of 1896; she was
               owned by A. W. COMSTOCK and hailed from Alpena.
                  CAPTAIN WARWICK had very little school education until he
               was grown up, and at the age of twelve he began sailing the
               lakes. He shipped first out of New Baltimore as boy with
               CAPT. THOMAS DONOHUE, on the schooner C. Reeves, and was in
               several vessels in the same capacity immediately succeeding
               that employment. He was employed on sail vessels about fif-
               teen years, three years of that time as master. In March,
               1863, he entered the army, and during his service was con-
               fined seven months in Libby prison, being released at the
               close of the war in 1865. From 1865 to 1883 he was before
               the mast, and as mate upon various sailing vessels. In the
               season of 1883 he first sailed steamboats. That season he
               was mate of the steamer Robert Holland, a passenger and
               freight boat, out of Cleveland to Mackinaw, in which he
               remained three seasons in the above position. In 1886 he was
               mate of the side-wheel steamer W. R. Clinton, in the trade
               between Sandusky and Mackinaw, and in 1887 he was given
               master's berth on the tug Ballentine, towing rafts in Lake
               Superior. The following season he held mate's berth on the
               steamer Steven C. Hall in the general trade, and in 1889
               master's berth in the steambarge Westford. For the seasons
               of 1890-91-92 he was master of the propellers Araxes,
               Porter, Chamberlain and Arctic, at the conclusion of which
               period he was compelled to retire from the lakes because of
               illness. In July, 1895, he was made master of the Buffalo
               harbor police tug Gov. Morton, and vacated that position in
               May, 1896, since which time he has remained on shore, and is
               with HOWARD H. BAKER as solicitor in the boat trade. How-
               ever, he has no intention of continuing on shore, but will
               resume the lake service when a favorable opportunity
               offers. He is a member of the Local Harbor No. 41, American
               Association of Masters and Pilots.
                  In 1872 CAPTAIN WARWICK was married at Port Huron to MISS
               DORA MITCHELL, by whom he has two children, EARLE, a clerk
               in New York City, and SADIE, living at home. The family
               residence is at No. 419 Glenwood avenue, Buffalo, New York.

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