George J. Adams

George J. Adams
Adams c. 1841
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"

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.