Evangeline Booth

General
Evangeline Booth
Booth in 1907
4th General of The Salvation Army
In office
11 November 1934 – 1 November 1939
Preceded byEdward Higgins
Succeeded byGeorge Carpenter
Personal details
Born
Evelyne Cory Booth

(1865-12-25)December 25, 1865
South Hackney, London, England
Died17 July 1950(1950-07-17) (aged 84)
Hartsdale, New York, United States
Parent(s)William Booth
Catherine Mumford

Evangeline Cory Booth, OF (December 25, 1865 – July 17, 1950) was a British evangelist and the fourth General of The Salvation Army from 1934 to 1939. She was the first woman to hold the post.