US National Commander of The Salvation Army

The National Commander oversees the social works and Christian practices of The Salvation Army in the USA. The current commander is Commissioner Kenneth G Hodder, beginning his tenure on July 1, 2020.^[1] The US is divided into four territories: Eastern, Central, Western, and Southern. Each of these territories have their own leadership.

National Commanders

No.	Name	Term of office
1	George Scott Railton	1880-1881[2]
2	Thomas E. Moore	1881-1884[2]
3	Frank Smith	1884-1887[2]
4	Ballington Booth	1887-1896[2]
5	Emma Booth-Tucker	1896-1904[2]
6	Evangeline Booth	1904-1934[2]
7	Edward Justus Parker	1934-1943[2]
8	Ernest I Pugmire[3]	1944 - June 24, 1953[2]
9	Donald S McMillan[4]	1953-1957[2][4]
10	Norman S Marshall[5]	1957-1963[2][5]
11	Holland French	1963-1966[2]
12	Samuel Hepburn[6]	1966-1971[2]
13	Edward Carey	1971 - January 28, 1972[2][7]
14	Paul J Carlson	1972-1974[2]
15	William E Chamberlain	1974-1977[2]
16	Paul S Kaiser	1977-1979[2]
17	Ernest W Holz	1979-1982[2]
18	John D Needham[8][9]	January 7, 1982 - April 13, 1983[9]
19	Norman S Marshall[10]	1983-1986[10]
20	Andrew S Miller[11]	1986-1989[11]
21	James Osborne[12][13]	1989-1993
22	Kenneth L Hodder[14]	1993 - October 31, 1995[14]
23	Robert Watson[15]	1995-1999
24	John Busby[16][17]	1999-2002[17]
25	W Todd Bassett[18]	2002-2006[18]
26	Israel Gaither[19]	2006-2010
27	William A. Roberts[20]	2010-2013
28	David Jeffrey[21]	2013-2017
29	David Hudson[22]	2017-2020
30	Kenneth G Hodder[1]	July 1, 2020 - Incumbent

References

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2. McKinley, Edward H (1980). "Appendix II". Marching to Glory The History of The Salvation Army in the United States. Harper & Row. p. 226.
3. "Ernest I. Pugmire Dies". The Kansas City Star. 1953-06-24. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
4. "Archive Record". The Salvation Army Museum Of The West. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
5. "Norman Marshall, 85; Salvation Army Leader". The New York Times. 1979-04-27. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
6. "Commissioner Samuel Hepburn of Slavation Army Dies at 73". The New York Times. 1974-08-29. Archived from the original on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
7. "Salvation Army Commander To Retire From Post Jan. 28". The New York Times. 1972-01-13. Archived from the original on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
8. Waggoner, Walter H (1983-04-14). "John Needham, 65, Of Salvation Army". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24.
9. "Obituary for John D. Needham". The Montclair Times. 21 April 1983. p. 14. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
10. "Marshall, Norman Stephen Jr". Tampa Bay Times. 1995-10-26. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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15. Docter, Robert (1997-01-28). "National Commander Examines". Caring Magazine. The Salvation Army. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
16. Nauta, James (2021-09-03). "His Grace Is Sufficient Even For This". Central Connection. The Salvation Army. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
17. Chase, Marlene (1999-10-30). "Gowans Installs Busbys As National Leaders". Caring Magazine. The Salvation Army. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
18. "Bassetts began Army journey nearly 40 years ago". Caring Magazine. The Salvation Army. 2002-11-16. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
19. Forster, Ed (2010-11-02). "U.S.A. National Leaders Retire". Salvationist. The Salvation Army. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
20. "William Roberts". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
21. "The Salvation Army Appoints New National Leaders". The Salvation Army USA. 2013-08-14. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
22. "The Salvation Army Appoints New National Leaders". The Salvation Army USA. 2017-09-06. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2024-02-27.