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William Booth
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Key facts
- Chief
- Bramwell Booth
- Preceded by
- Position established
- Succeeded by
- Bramwell Booth
- Born
- ( 1829-04-10 ) 10 April 1829, Sneinton , Nottingham , England
- Died
- 20 August 1912 (1912-08-20) (aged 83), Hadley Wood , London , England
- Spouse
- Catherine Mumford
- Children
- Bramwell Ballington Kate Emma Herbert Marie Evangeline Lucy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Booth
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Nottingham
- Place of death
- Hadley Wood
- Spouse
- Catherine Booth
- Child
- Evangeline Booth
- Occupation
- theologian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Methodism
- Image
- William-Booth-c1900.jpg
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- place of burial
- Abney Park Cemetery
- Commons category
- William Booth
- date of birth
- 1829-04-10
- date of death
- 1912-08-20
- member of
- The Salvation Army
- influenced by
- Charles Grandison Finney
- Commons gallery
- William Booth
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- has works in the collection
- Tate
- writing language
- English language
- date of burial or cremation
- 1912-08-29
- P12749
- Lutz Niethammer
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Encyclopedic overview
William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). This Christian movement, founded in 1865, has a quasi-military structure and government and has spread from London to many parts of the world. It is one of the largest distributors of humanitarian aid.
Early life
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