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General Evangeline Booth | |
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4th General of The Salvation Army | |
In office 11 November 1934 – 1 November 1939 | |
Preceded by | Edward Higgins |
Succeeded by | George Carpenter |
Personal details | |
Born | Evelyne Cory Booth December 25, 1865 South Hackney, London, England |
Died | 17 July 1950 Hartsdale, New York, United States | (aged 84)
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.