Education
University of Edinburgh.
University of Edinburgh.
After serving with distinction as a surgeon in the American Revolution, he entered into local Virginia politics, notably serving as the first Mayor of Richmond. He went on to become a political, social, and commercial leader in Richmond for the next half century of his life. Foushee was born to Foushee and Winifred (Williams) Foushee on October 26, 1749, in Northumberland County, Virginia.
A third-generation Virginian, Foushee"s paternal grandfather James immigrated from France.
Physician Foushee was highly regarded in the medical profession. He was a surgeon during the American Revolutionary War.
He was at one time President of the Medical Society of Virginia. He was also a first mover in the newly discovered smallpox inoculation.
Mayor of Richmond Foreign the last sixteen years of his life, Foushee served in the capacity of Richmond"s postmaster.
He was appointed to that position on June 20, 1808 by President Jefferson. On August 21, 1824, Foushee died in his home. His body is interred at Shockoe Hill Cemetery on Shockoe Hill in Richmond.