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    Jacob Aaron Westervelt (January 20, 1800 – February 21, 1879) was a renowned and prolific shipbuilder who constructed 247 vessels of all descriptions during...
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  • Westervelt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jacob Westervelt (1794–1881), Sheriff of New York County from 1831 to 1834 Jacob Aaron...
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  • Jacob Westervelt may refer to: Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800–1879), shipbuilder and New York City Mayor Jacob Westervelt (sheriff) (1794–1881), High Sheriff...
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  • Jacob Westervelt (July 27, 1794 – May 10, 1881) was the Sheriff of New York County from 1831 to 1834. He was president of Lafayette Bank of New York City...
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    York City in 1853, which was under the presidency of the mayor Jacob Aaron Westervelt. The building stood on a site behind the Croton Distributing Reservoir...
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  • series West Point (1847), a full-rigged sailing vessel built by Jacob Aaron Westervelt USS West Point (ID-3254), a cargo ship built in 1918 USS West Point...
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    pride of a relatively young nation and all that she stood for. Jacob Aaron Westervelt, at that time Mayor of New York, was the President of the exhibition-committee...
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    shoal-draught boat. She was built in December 1853 by Aaron J. Westervelt, of the Jacob A. Westervelt Sons & Company for Sullivan & Pratt and the New York...
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    City In office January 1, 1855 – December 31, 1857 Preceded by Jacob Aaron Westervelt Succeeded by Daniel F. Tiemann In office January 1, 1860 – December...
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    Golden State was an extreme clipper ship built by Jacob Aaron Westervelt in 1852 in New York City and launched on January 10, 1853. In 1883 she was renamed...
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    he took office as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands. Jacob Aaron Westervelt was a renowned and prolific shipbuilder and Mayor of New York (1853–1855)...
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    Hand’s surviving drawings, and material relating to shipbuilder Jacob Aaron Westervelt. The original Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum was established...
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    islands that Palmer explored, the clipper ship N.B. Palmer (built by Jacob Aaron Westervelt) and the Antarctic icebreaker RV Nathaniel B. Palmer are named after...
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    actress Huyler Westervelt (1869–1949), pitcher who had a 7–10 record in his single MLB season with the New York Giants Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800–1879)...
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  • Catherine was a 19th-century New York pilot boat built in 1848 by the Jacob Aaron Westervelt shipyard. She was hit and sunk by the steamship Haverton in 1885...
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  • the Whigs as a candidate for mayor of New York City, but lost to Jacob Aaron Westervelt. He retired from his business in 1857. In 1859, he moved to Stamford...
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  • Management Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931), Governor of Louisiana Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800–1879), shipbuilder and Mayor of New York City (1853–1855)...
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  • 30 January 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2021. "New York Yards. Jacob A. Westervelt & Co. Launched". The New York Herald. New York, New York. 29 June...
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    Central Park. Despite setbacks, including Kingsland’s successor Mayor Jacob Westervelt’s reticence towards both park contenders, Central Park prevailed. On...
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    55th mayor of NYC), Gideon Lee (shoemaker, 61st mayor of NYC), and Jacob Aaron Westervelt (shipbuilder, 72nd mayor of NYC). Explanatory notes For context...
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  • American Revolutionary War brigadier general Westervelt JC Westervelt family including Jacob Aaron Westervelt Early settlers to Bergen, New Netherland Ship...
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    and the Antarctic. Jacob Aaron Westervelt was an apprentice for Christian Bergh in 1817 for five years.: p177  In 1822, Westervelt formed a partnership...
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  • Tatlı Sular Steamboat For Ottoman Navy. 10 December  United States Jacob Aaron Westervelt New York Huntsville Steamship For H. B. Cromwell & Co. 15 December...
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  • Oleander Merchantman For Philip Patmore. Unknown date  United States Jacob Aaron Westervelt New York Ottawa Unadilla-class gunboat For United States Navy. Unknown...
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  • War general, Anthony Wayne Westervelt - named after the famous Westervelt family of Bergen County and Jacob Aaron Westervelt, a shipbuilder and mayor of...
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  • Edinburgh & Northern Railway Company. 26 September  United States Jacob Aaron Westervelt New York Mary and Catherine Pilot boat For Josiah Johnson Sr. 29...
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  • and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 27 January  United States Jacob Aaron Westervelt New York City Arago Paddle steamer For New York and Havre Steam...
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    N.B. Palmer (clipper) (category Ships built by Westervelt & MacKay)
    as a fine example of the American clipper ship. Nathaniel Palmer Jacob Aaron Westervelt A.A. Low Old China Trade Lars Bruzelius (1996). "Clipper ships:...
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  • Abyssinian Barque For John Charlton. 10 January  United States Jacob Aaron Westervelt New York Golden State Clipper For Chambers & Heiser. 10 January...
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  • resigned from. In 1880, he became a Commissioner of Docks to fill Jacob Aaron Westervelt's unexpired term. He resigned as commissioner for health reasons...
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