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Jacob Aaron Westervelt
Jacob Aaron Westervelt (January 20, 1800 – February 21, 1879) was a renowned and prolific shipbuilder who constructed 247 vessels〔''Ships and Shipping of Old New York (1915)'' by the Bank of the Manhattan Company, page 48.〕 of all descriptions during his career of over 50 years. From 1853 until 1855 he was Mayor of New York City.〔("Mayors of New York City" ). Official website of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services — The Green Book. Retrieved on March 14, 2009.〕〔Several publications (i.e. ''History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress'' from Martha J. Lamb and Burton Harrison) incorrectly state that Mayor Jacob A. Westervelt previously served as Sheriff of New York County. The man who was elected High Sheriff was Jacob Westervelt, born July 27, 1794, buried May 10, 1881. During the years 1837–38 he was Assistant Alderman of the 9th Ward, and after retiring from the Shrievalty, he became president of the Lafayette Bank. Information found in ''Genealogy of the Westervelt family'' by Walter Tallman Westervelt, page 86.〕
Together with his partners (Westervelt & MacKay and Westervelt & Sons) he designed some of the fastest and most successful sailing packets, clippers and steamships ever built, among these the screw sloop and the clipper , as well as many vessels for foreign governments and Royal Houses. Westervelt was awarded the Order of Isabella the Catholic by the Queen of Spain for the preparation of models and plans for three Spanish frigates.〔〔 For many years he was the President of the Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Marine Society, the Port Society and the St. Nicholas Society.〔 He was also President of the Board of Dock Commissioners for several years. After Westervelt's death, the flags at City Hall were lowered to half-mast.〔
==Early life (1800–1817)==
Westervelt was the eldest son of Ari and Vrowti Westervelt. Ari Westervelt was a builder by occupation. He built several houses in Franklin Street, New York, and constructed the South Church in Schraalenburgh in today's Bergenfield borough.〔''Genealogy of the Westervelt family'', by Walter Tallman Westervelt, pages 72–73.〕〔Locate the church on ("archiplanet.org" ). Retrieved on March 14, 2009.〕 Westervelt was born in Tenafly, New Jersey, on January 20, 1800 and was baptized at Schraalenburgh on February 16, being the first child to receive that sacrament after the completion of the new church. The Westervelts then resided at the old family homestead on Tenafly Road midway between Englewood and Tenafly. When Ari Westervelt was working on improving the riverfront, he moved, together with his infant son, to New York in 1804, to be nearer his work.〔The author of the article "(Death of an ex-Mayor — career of Jacob A. Westervelt )" in ''The New York Times'' wrote that the family moved to New York in 1804. Walter Tallman Westervelt wrote in his book that the Westervelts moved in 1805.〕 It was to his father that Jacob Aaron owed his good education. His father died when Westervelt was only 14.〔
The sources differ as to Westervelt's further education and early career. He received additional education under the tutelage of James P. Forrester, then headmaster of the school connected with the Collegiate (Dutch) Church in New York, and was afforded greater educational opportunities under Barron & Brown, in a special course on surveying and navigation. Afterwards he went to sea, serving on ships for more than two years. He left the sea in 1817 and became an apprentice under Christian Bergh, a prosperous shipbuilder on the East River.〔 A differing source reports that he went to sea directly after his father's death,〔''Steamboat Days (1925)'', by Dayton, Fred Erving, chapter 19.〕 while another states that he was already apprenticed to Christian Bergh in 1814.〔"(Death of an ex-Mayor — career of Jacob A. Westervelt )" in ''The New York Times'' from February 22, 1879, page 2. Retrieved on March 16, 2009.〕
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