James Strang

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
religious leader
gptkbp:birthDate 1813-03-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Scipio,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Burr_Oak,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:murder
gptkbp:children 7
gptkbp:deathDate 1856-06-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Beaver_Island,_Michigan,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Strang
gptkbp:knownFor proclaiming himself king of Beaver Island
founding the Strangite branch of the Latter Day Saint movement
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent assassinated by disgruntled followers in 1856
crowned himself king of Beaver Island in 1850
excommunicated from the LDS Church in 1844
led the Strangite migration to Beaver Island
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Diamond
gptkb:Ancient_and_Modern_Michilimackinac
gptkb:Book_of_the_Law_of_the_Lord
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:editor
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:James_Jesse_Strang
gptkbp:political_office member of Michigan House of Representatives
gptkbp:predecessor Joseph Smith (as Latter Day Saint leader, claimed succession)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Latter_Day_Saint_movement
gptkbp:signature JamesStrangSignature.png
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Phoebe_Wright
gptkb:Sarah_Wright
gptkb:Betsy_McNutt
gptkb:Elvira_Field
gptkb:Mary_Perce
gptkbp:successor none (Strangite movement fragmented after his death)
gptkbp:yearsActive 1844–1856
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Latter_Day_Saint_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5