Jacob D. Vermilye

Full Name: Jacob Dyckman Vermilye

Banker

Centurion, 1869–1892

Proposed by
James Couper Lord and Morris K. Jesup

born July 15, 1817
New York (Manhattan), New York

died January 1, 1892
New York (Manhattan), New York

elected April 3, 1869
Age fifty-one

buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery,
Newark, New Jersey

proposer of

Hugh Auchincloss

seconder of

John Sloane

Member portrait of Jacob D. Vermilye — Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 3, Leaf 98

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Century Memorial

Jacob D. Vermilye was one of the best-known and most highly-esteemed business men of the city.

He was born in John Street, near Broadway. At an early age [he] entered a bank and remained a banker all his life, and a type of the ideal one.

Clear headed, far sighted, broad minded, patriotic and of the highest personal character, he occupied a leading position in banking circles, and gave a large part of his time since 1872 to work on the Board of Education. Few men took a greater interest in its work or more thoroughly understood the needs of the public schools than he. His life ended with the expiration of his term of office on New Year’s Day, and it was honorably and well spent.

Henry E. Howland
1892 Century Association Yearbook

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