Earle Maxwell

Earle Maxwell (born July 8, 1934) is an Australian minister and Salvation Army officer who served as the 19th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from 1993 to 1999, as well as the acting General of the Salvation Army in 1994.

Personal life

Maxwell was born 8 July 1934 in New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of Salvation Army officers He attended Sydney Technical High School and left home at age 14 to begin a career in banking at the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group. He entered the Salvation Army's school for officer training in 1953 just before he turned 20 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1954. He was married to Wilma Cugley in 1957 until her death in 2022. He received the honorary title of "Fellow" by CPA Australia in 2012. Australian Eastern Territory Territorial Headquarters in Sydney, finance secretary (1983) The Philippines Territory Territorial commander (1986) New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga Territory Territorial commander (1990) International Headquarters Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army in London (1993)