Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army

The Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army is the officer who is second in command of the Army internationally, only behind the General, and is stationed at International Headquarters in London.

The office of Chief of the Staff was created in 1880 by General William Booth. The first officer to take the position was his son, Bramwell Booth, in 1881.

The Chief of the Staff also calls in the Commissioners of The Salvation Army to form a High Council to elect a new general.

Lists of Chief of the Staff

 * 1) (1881–1912) Bramwell Booth
 * 2) (1912–1919) T. Henry Howard
 * 3) (1919–1929) Edward Higgins
 * 4) (1929–1937) Henry W. Mapp
 * 5) (1937–1939) John McMillan
 * 6) (1939–1943) Alfred G. Cunningham
 * 7) (1943–1946) Charles Baugh
 * 8) (1946–1953) John J. Allan
 * 9) (1953–1957) Edgar J. Dibden
 * 10) (1957–1961) William J. Dray
 * 11) (1961-1961) Norman F. Duggins
 * 12) (1961–1969) Erik Wickberg
 * 13) (1969–1974) Arnold Brown
 * 14) (1974–1977) Arthur E. Carr
 * 15) (1977–1982) W. Stanley Cottrill
 * 16) (1982–1987) Caughey Gauntlett
 * 17) (1987–1991) Ron A. Cox
 * 18) (1991–1993) Bramwell Tillsley
 * 19) (1993–1999) Earle Maxwell
 * 20) (1999–2002) John Larsson
 * 21) (2002–2006) Israel L. Gaither
 * 22) (2006–2010) Robin Dunster
 * 23) (2010–Present) Barry Swanson