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| (1829–1912)
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| Religous leader, founder and general of the Salvation Army, born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, C England, UK. In 1844 he was converted and became a Methodist New Connexion minister on Tyneside. He began ‘The Christian Mission’ in London's East End (1865), which in 1878 developed into the Salvation Army. The Army spread throughout the world, with a whole new network of social and regenerative agencies. His book, In Darkest England and the Way Out (1890), tells of his philosophy and motivation. His eldest son, William Branwell Booth (1856–1929), was chief-of-staff from 1880 and succeeded his father as general (1912). His second son, Ballington Booth (1857–1940), was commander of the army in Australia (1883–5) and the USA (1887–96), but resigned after disagreement with his father, and founded a similar organization, Volunteers of America. One of his daughters, Evangeline Cora Booth (1865–1950), became a US citizen and was elected general in 1934. A grand-daughter, Catherine Branwell Booth (1884–1987), was a commissioner in the Army. |
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