Population: 228; Area: 0.35 sq. miles . Land Area: 0.34 sq. miles; Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles; Population Density: 651.42 people per sq. mile; Elevation: 2,286.42 ft; Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7) Daylight Savings: Yes
William Booth. William Booth (April 10, 1829 â August 20,1912) was the founder and first General (1878-1912) of The Salvation Army. Originally a Methodist lay preacher, William Booth saw tremendous need not being fulfilled by mainstream churches in Victorian England.n his honor, Vachel Lindsay wrote the poem General William Booth Enters Heaven, and Charles Ives, who had been Booth's neighbor, set it to music. William Booth was succeeded by his son, Bramwell Booth, who became the second General of the Salvation Army, serving from 1912 to 1929.
During the Civil War, Booth worked as a Confederate secret agent. He met frequently with the heads of the Secret Service, Jacob Thompson and Clement Clay, in Montreal. John Wilkes Booth's Role in the Conspiracy. In the summer of 1864, Booth began formulating plans to kidnap Abraham Lincoln. The plan called for Lincoln to be taken south to Richmond, where he would be held until exchanged for Confederate prisoners-of-war.