Frederick Coutts (September 21, 1899 – February 6, 1986) was the 8th General of The Salvation Army (1963-1969). September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The officer elected to become the General is the supreme command of the Army throughout the world. ... The Salvation Army is a Evangelist Christian denomination, a charity and a social services organization. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

The son of corps officers, he was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. In 1920, he became an Officer of The Salvation Army from the corps in Batley, England. He served in divisional work in the British Territory from 1921 to 1925, when he became a Corps Officer of the British Territory. He would serve as Corps Officer of the British Territory for 10 years. It was during his time as Corps Officer of the British Territory that he married his first wife, Lieutenant Bessie Lee, B.Sc., in 1925. An officer of The Salvation Army is a Salvationist who is an ordained minister of the Christian denomination, having been trained and commissioned to service and leadership and given a quasi-military rank. ... Kirkcaldy is currently the largest town in Fife, Scotland. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... An officer of The Salvation Army is a Salvationist who is an ordained minister of the Christian denomination, having been trained and commissioned to service and leadership and given a quasi-military rank. ... Batley is a small town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Dewsbury, just off the M62. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Beginning in 1935, he would work 18 years in the Literary Department of International Headquarters. During his time there, he was the writer of the International Company Orders from 1935 to 1946, Editor of The Officers’ Review from 1947 to 1953, Assistant to Literary Secretary from 1947 to 1952, then in 1952, he became the Literary Secretary himself for a year. 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1953, Frederick would move from Literacy Secretary to Training Principal at the International Training College. He would hold this job for four years. In 1957, he would become the Australia Eastern Territorial Commander for six years. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In December 1963, Frederick Coutts was elected by the High Council of The Salvation Army as General of the Army. During his time in office, he would receive a Hon Litt D from Chung Ang, Korea in 1966, Order of Cultural Merit, Korea, and a CBE in 1967. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The High Council of The Salvation Army is the governing body made up of acting (non retired) Salvation Army Commissioners that votes in a new General of The Salvation Army when the job is vacant. ... Korea (한국) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the west and Russia to the north. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He is the author of The Call to Holiness (1957), Essentials of Christian Experience (1969), The Better Fight (1973), No Discharge in this War (1975), No Continuing City (1976), Bread for my Neighbour (1978), and The Splendour of Holiness (1983). 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His wife, Commissioner Bessie Lee, died in 1967. General Coutts retired a day before his 70th birthday, September 20, 1969. He married his second wife, Commissioner Olive Gatrall, in 1970. In 1981, he would receive a Hon DD from Aberdeen. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Obar Dheathain in Scottish Gaelic) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125. ...

General Frederick Coutts died at the age of 86.