13 Facts About Evangeline Booth

Evangeline Booth was the first woman to hold the post.

Evangeline Booth was born in South Hackney, London, England, the seventh of eight children born to William Booth and Catherine Mumford, who had earlier in the year founded The Christian Mission, which became The Salvation Army in 1878.

Evangeline Booth was appointed as Field Commissioner throughout Great Britain from 1888 to 1891, courageously facing riotous crowds.

Evangeline Booth was appointed temporary Territorial Commander of the United States, then Territorial Commander of Canada.

Evangeline Booth was one of only a very few civilian women to be so honored for service during the First World War.

In 1926, Evangeline Booth recounted a story in which her dog "Mazie" saved her life by fetching others in her household to give her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

In 1927, Evangeline Booth visited her brother, General Bramwell Evangeline Booth, with a memorandum which set to change the way in which The Salvation Army appointed its General.

At first Bramwell refused to speak with Evangeline Booth and forced communication through his speech writer, Commissioner Cornelius Obadiah Phelps.

Evangeline Booth was elected General by the second High Council in 1934.

Evangeline Booth brought to the Generalship experience in many areas of The Army's work but never lost the zeal and enthusiasm of the early years.

Evangeline Booth wrote several books, including Toward a Better World and Songs of the Evangel.

General Evangeline Booth lived in Hartsdale, New York, until her death at the age of 84 from arteriosclerosis.

Evangeline Booth is interred in Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Mount Pleasant, New York near White Plains, New York.