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Commissioner T. Henry Howard

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Commissioner Thomas Henry Howard OF (July 17 1849 – July 1 1923 ) was the Second Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army, succeeding Bramwell Booth on his appointment as General on the death of his father William Booth in 1912.

A builder from Ilkestone in Derbyshire, in 1881 Howard spent a night in prayer before making the decision to join The Salvation Army. After a short period spent at the Whitechapel Corps, he was appointed to the work of Officer Training. In 1884 he was transferred to Australia, where he was instrumental in expanding the work of the Army,^[1] and was the first Commander of The Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory, from 1886 to 1889.^[2] Later appointments included British Commissioner, International Training Commissioner and Foreign Secretary at the International Headquarters in London.^[3]

Howard was appointed The Salvation Army's Second Chief of Staff by General Bramwell Booth in 1912, a post he held until his retirement from active service in 1919. In 1920 he was awarded the Order of the Founder, the Salvation Army's most prestigious award.^[4] Commissioner Howard died in Margate in Kent in 1923.^[3]

Like many Salvationists, Howard is buried in Abney Park Cemetery.

[edit] References

^ 'The General: William Booth' By David Malcolm Bennett Published by Xulon Press, 2003 pg 203 ISBN 1594672067
^ [1] Salvation Army Australia website
^ ^a ^b [2] Howard on Salvation Army Collectables
^ [3] The Order of the Founder recipients on SAWiki

[edit] External links

Howard in The New York Times October 5, 1908 Retrieved on 2008-10-31
Howard on Salvation Army Collectables
Howard on 'Find A Grave'

[0] 'The General: William Booth' By David Malcolm Bennett Published by Xulon Press, 2003 pg 203 ISBN 1594672067

[1] [1] Salvation Army Australia website

[sac-2] [2] Howard on Salvation Army Collectables

[3] [3] The Order of the Founder recipients on SAWiki

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