(1829–1912), English religious leader, founder and first general of the Salvation Army. A Methodist revivalist preacher, in 1865 he established a mission in the East End of London which later became the Salvation Army.
Definition of Booth, William in US English:
Booth, William
proper nounbo͞oTHˈbuθ
(1829–1912), English religious leader; founder and first general of the Salvation Army.