Commissioner Thomas Henry Howard OF (July 17, 1849 – July 1, 1923) was the Second Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army, succeeding Bramwell Booth on his appointment as General on the death of his father William Booth in 1912.
He worked as a builder and spent a night in prayer before making the decision to join The Salvation Army.
After a short period spent at the Whitechapel Corps, he was appointed to the work of officer training.
[2] Howard was appointed The Salvation Army's Second Chief of Staff by General Bramwell Booth in 1912, a post he held until his retirement from active service in 1919.
Like many prominent Salvationists, T. Henry Howard is buried in Abney Park Cemetery.