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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.
| 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 |
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John Alfred Larsson was a Swedish Salvationist, writer and composer of Christian music and hymns, who was the 17th General of The Salvation Army.
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