William Booth (10 April 182920 August 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912), recieved which honor long after he was dead?
100 Greatest Britons 100 Greatest Britons was broadcast in 2002 by the BBC. The programme was based on a television poll conducted to determine whom the United Kingdom public considered the greatest British people in history. The series, "Great Britons", included individual programmes featuring the individuals who featured in the top ten, with viewers having further opportunities to vote after each programme. It concluded with a debate. All of the top 10 were dead by the year of broadcast.
William Arthur Dring Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Arthur Dring {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (9 November 1859 – 24 November 1912) was the Agent (ie. General Manager) of the East Indian Railway Company from 1907 until his death in a mysterious railway accident in 1912, which is commemorated by a large monument near the site. He oversaw a significant expansion of the railways in India and was Honorary ADC to the Commander-in-Chief, India. He was the father of John Dring, the second Prime Minister of the independent State of Bahawalpur (now in modern Pakistan).