Background
Magoun, Henry A. was born on July 24, 1863 in Bath, Maine, United States. Son of John W. and Harriet (Hatch) Magoun.
Magoun, Henry A. was born on July 24, 1863 in Bath, Maine, United States. Son of John W. and Harriet (Hatch) Magoun.
Student Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1883.
Became connected with shipbuilding at Bath, Maine, 1881. Entered service Maryland. Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Maryland., as draftsman, 1889, and advanced to superintendent.
Senior vice president New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, 1906-1926.
Retired. Honorary vice president Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
Married Amy Hawthorne, February 1889. Children: Katherine Hawthorne, John Warren, Priscilla, Mary Young (deceased), Harriet Hatch, Ruth Neal.