Henry Foxall | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1758 South Wales |
| Died | December 11, 1823 (aged 65) England |
| Spouses | Ann Harward
(m. 1780; died 1798)Margaret English Smith
(died 1816)Catherine Holland (m. 1816) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Henrietta McKenney (granddaughter) |
| Known for | Mayor of Georgetown, Columbia Foundry, founding the Foundry United Methodist Church |
Henry Foxall (May 24, 1758 – December 11, 1823) was an English-born American politician, industrialist and Methodist preacher. He is considered the first United States defense contractor because he supplied the U.S. Navy during the Quasi War, First Barbary War and the War of 1812 with cannons and cannonballs from his iron foundries in Philadelphia, Georgetown (then part of Maryland) and Richmond, Virginia. He also served as Mayor of Georgetown and helped found the Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C.