George Carpenter (Salvation Army)

George Lyndon Carpenter (20 June 1872 – 9 April 1948) was an Australian writer who was the fifth General of The Salvation Army from 1939 to 1946.

Biography

George Lyndon Carpenter was born in Millers Forest, New South Wales, on 20 June 1872. His father, Tristan de Acunha Carpenter, was a farmer and a Methodist. His mother, Hannah Carpenter, née Worboys, was English and a Salvationist. George was their only son; the couple had five daughters as well.

Carpenter trained in Raymond Terrace, Australia, and became an officer of the Army in 1892. For the first 18 years of his officership, he worked in property, training and literary work in Australia.

Carpenter and Ensign Minnie Rowell were married on 21 June 1899. She wrote books on Commissioner Lawley, Notable Officers of The Salvation Army and Women of the Flag.