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James Jesse Strang (March 21, 1813 – July 9, 1856) was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch. He served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1853 until his assassination.
James Jesse Strang era un líder Santo de los Últimos días en Nauvoo que estableció una secta mormona disidente después del asesinato de José Smith, Jr. Después de que José Smith fue asesinado, había varios reclamantes a su papel como líder y profeta de La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días.
James Jesse Strang (born March 21, 1813, Scipio, N.Y., U.S.—died July 9, 1856, Voree, Wis.) was an American churchman, dissident of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), whose futile attempt to succeed Joseph Smith as its leader led him to found the Strangite sect.
James Jesse Strang was a Latter-day Saint leader in Nauvoo who established a breakaway Mormon sect after the murder of Joseph Smith, Jr. After Joseph Smith was murdered, there were several claimants to his role as leader and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( see Succession in the Presidency of the Church ).
15 de oct. de 2016 · Learn about James Strang, a Mormon leader who declared himself the true prophet after Joseph Smith's death and proclaimed himself king of Beaver Island in Michigan. Explore his conflicts with non-Mormons, his political ambitions, and his first-hand accounts of his actions.
28 de jul. de 2009 · One of the most remarkable religious failures in nineteenth- century America was James J. Strang, the schismatic Mormon prophet who set up a community of 2,500 on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan and ruled it for nearly ten years until he was assassinated in 1856.
1 de jun. de 2007 · James Jesse Strang (1813–1856) was the leader of a dissident Mormon group that coalesced in the years following the death of the Mormon Church founder and prophet, Joseph Smith, in 1844.
