Salvation Army history [6.1] Generals of The Salvation Army - Courtesy of the WebSergeant

**Generals of The Salvation Army**
	Name & Nationality		Term	Life
1	William Booth Great Britain		July 2, 1865 - August 20, 1912	April 10, 1829 - August 20, 1912
2	[William] Bramwell Booth¹ Great Britain		August 20, 1912 - February 13, 1929	March 8, 1856 - June 16, 1929
3	Edward J. Higgins Great Britain		February 13, 1929 - November 11, 1934	November 26, 1864 - December 14, 1947
4	Evangeline Cory Booth¹ Great Britain; naturalized US citizen		November 11, 1934 - November 1, 1939	December 25, 1865 - July 17, 1950
5	George L. Carpenter Australia		November 1, 1939 - June 21, 1946	June 20, 1872 - April 9, 1948
6	Albert W. T. Orsborn Great Britain		June 21, 1946 - July 1, 1954	September 4, 1886 - February 4, 1962
7	Wilfred Kitching Great Britain		July 1, 1954 - November 23, 1963	August 22, 1893 - December 15, 1977
8	Frederick Coutts Great Britain		November 23, 1963 - September 21, 1969	September 21, 1899 - February 6, 1986
9	Erik Wickberg Sweden		September 21, 1969 - July 6, 1974	July 6, 1904 - April 26, 1996
10	Clarence Wiseman Canada		July 6, 1974 - July 5, 1977	June 19, 1907 - May 4, 1985
11	Arnold Brown Canada		July 5, 1977 - December 14, 1981	December 13, 1913 - June 26, 2002
12	Jarl Wahlström Finland		December 14, 1981 - May 2, 1986	July 9, 1918 -
13	Eva Burrows Australia		May 2, 1986 - July 9, 1993	September 15, 1929 -
14	Bramwell H. Tillsley Canada		July 9, 1993 - May 18, 1994²	August 18, 1931 -
15	Paul A. Rader USA		July 23, 1994 - July 23, 1999	March 14, 1934 -
16	John Gowans Great Britain		July 23, 1999 -	November 13, 1934 -
*Child of William Booth (the Founder) and Catherine Booth (the Army Mother).* Resigned because of illness.

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