page_title: Jacob Aaron Westervelt
section_title: Political career
hierarchical_section_title: Jacob Aaron Westervelt / Political career
caption_attribution_description: English: Jacob (Aaron) Westervelt (1800-1879) was a shipbuilder in the mid-1800s, and a Mayor of New York City 1853 - 1855 Deutsch: Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800-1879) war ein Schiffsbauer Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts und von 1853-1855 Bürgermeister von New York City.
context_page_description: Jacob Aaron Westervelt was a renowned and prolific shipbuilder who constructed 247 vessels of all descriptions during his career of over 50 years. From 1853 until 1855 he was Mayor of New York City.
  Together with his partners he designed some of the fastest and most successful sailing packets, clippers and steamships ever built, among these the screw sloop USS Brooklyn and the clipper Sweepstakes, 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.
caption: Westervelt in 1845
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