[booth; Brit. booth] 
| 1. | Bal⋅ling⋅ton [bal-ing-tuh n] , 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth). |
| 2. | Edwin Thomas, 1833–93, U.S. actor (brother of John Wilkes Booth). |
| 3. | Evangeline Co⋅ry [kawr-ee, kohr-ee] , 1865?–1950, general of the Salvation Army 1934–39 (daughter of William Booth). |
| 4. | John Wilkes, 1838–65, U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln (brother of Edwin Thomas Booth). |
| 5. | Junius Brutus, 1796–1852, English actor (father of Edwin and John Booth). |
| 6. | William (“General Booth”), 1829–1912, English religious leader: founder of the Salvation Army 1865. |
| 7. | William Bram⋅well [bram-wel, -wuhl] , 1856–1929, general of the Salvation Army (son of William Booth). |
| 8. | a male given name. |
Evangeline Cory Booth
Anglo-American Salvation Army leader whose dynamic administration expanded that organization's services and funding and who became its fourth general.
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