George J. Adams
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For other people named George Adams, see George Adams (disambiguation).
George Jones Adams (c. 1811 – May 11, 1880) was the leader of a schismatic Latter Day Saint sect who led an ill-fated effort to establish a colony of Americans in Palestine. Adams was also briefly a member of the First Presidency in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite). In preparation for colonizing Palestine, he changed his name to George Washington Joshua Adams, to tie himself to two well-known country builders: George Washington of the United States and Joshua, from the Hebrew Bible.
Quick Facts Founder of the Church of the Messiah, Member of the First Presidency in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite). ...
George J. Adams | |
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Founder of the Church of the Messiah | |
1861 | |
Member of the First Presidency in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite). | |
1846 – 1851 | |
Called by | James Strang |
End reason | Excommunicated from the Strangite church |
Member of the Council of Fifty | |
Between Mar. 14 and Apr. 11, 1844 – February 4, 1845 | |
Called by | Joseph Smith |
End reason | Excommunicated from LDS Church |
Personal details | |
Born | George Jones Adams c. 1811 Oxford, New Jersey |
Died | May 11, 1880 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Cause of death | "typhoid pneumonia" |
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