Jacob Aaron Westervelt
Jacob Aaron Westervelt (January 20, 1800 – February 21, 1879) 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.
Jacob J. Shubert
Jacob Shubert's son, John, took over as head of the operations in the 1950s but died unexpectedly on November 17, 1962 and a year later, Jacob died around age 84. He was divorced from his wife, Katherine, in 1917, but was married to Muriel at the time of his death. He was interred in the family plot in the Salem Fields Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.