Earle Maxwell

Preceded byBramwell Tillsley (as general)

Succeeded byPaul Rader (as general)

Commissioner Earle Maxwell
Maxwell speaking in 2017

Acting General of the Salvation Army
In office 18 May 1994 – 23 July 1994
Preceded by	Bramwell Tillsley (as general)
Succeeded by	Paul Rader (as general)
19th Chief of the Staff
In office 9 July 1993 – 23 July 1999
General	Bramwell Tillsley Paul Rader
Preceded by	Bramwell Tillsley
Succeeded by	John Larsson

Personal details
Born	(1934-07-08) July 8, 1934 (age 91) New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s)	Wilma Cugley (m. 1957-2022; her death)

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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.^[1]

Career

Maxwell served as the corps officer between 1954 and 1974. Beginning in 1974 with the rank of major, he served in various roles as a finance director and divisional commander. He later earned the rank of lieutenant colonel as finance secretary. Upon his promotion to commissioner, Maxwell became the territorial commander of the Singapore and Malaysia Command followed by the Philippines territory and the New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga territory.^[2]^[5]

In 1993, newly elected General Bramwell Tillsley appointed Maxwell to be the Chief of the Staff at international headquarters in London. Within a year, Tillsley became extremely ill and suddenly resigned as general. As required by the Salvation Army Act 1980, Maxwell summoned the High Council of The Salvation Army, whose purpose was to elect a successor for Tillsley. Because there was no incumbent general, per the act of 1980, Maxwell served as acting general from the date of Tillsley's resignation, 18 May 1994, until Paul Rader was elected general 23 July 1994.^[1] Maxwell retired from The Salvation Army in 1999.^[2]