Biography
He went to sea with his father at the age of ten sailing in the Robert Bruce from Halifax for seven years.
He was the Master of eleven vessels on the east coast: the schooners Fury, Morning Light, Pescador, Ida Thunlaw, Ben Haskell, George S. Law, Seth, Stockbridge, J.J. Clark, Joseph Storey, William H. Jordan, Mountain King.
He owned most or part of all of them. After arriving on this coast he chartered the steamer Velos and went fishing for halibut, one of the first to do so.
Vessels Owned / Designed
Fury (schooner), Morning Light (schooner), Pescador (schooner), Ida Thunlaw (schooner), Ben Haskell (schooner), George S. Law (schooner), Seth (schooner), Stockbridge (schooner), J.J. Clark (schooner), Joseph Storey (schooner), William H. Jordan (schooner), Mountain King (schooner).
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References
Wright, E.W. (ed.) (1895 reprinted 1967)
