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About Albert Orsborn
- Albert Orsborn (4 September 1886 – 4 February 1967) was the 6th General of The Salvation Army (1946-1954).
- Born Albert William Thomas Orsborn, he became an Officer of The Salvation Army in 1905.
- Albert served as a Corps Officer and in divisional work in the British Territory of the Army.
- In 1909, he married his first wife, Captain Evalina Barker. In 1925, he was sent to serve as Chief Side Officer at the International Training College.
- In 1933, he was farewelled to New Zealand as Chief Secretary.
- He then became Territorial Commander of Scotland and Ireland in 1936.
- In 1940, he became British Commissioner.
- Albert Orsborn's first wife, Captain Evalina Barker, died in 1942.
- This was a very hard time for him.
- Two years later, in 1944, he married his second wife, Major Evelyn Berry.
- They were married for just a year when she died. In 1946, the High Council of The Salvation Army elected Albert to become the General of The Salvation Army.
- He married his third wife, Commissioner Mrs Phillis Taylor (a daughter of General Higgins), in 1947. General Orsborn served as General for eight years.
- He was the author of The House of My Pilgrimage.
- He retired on 30 June 1954. General Albert Orsborn died at the age of 80 years and 5 months.
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