About James Jezreel
Lived 1851 – 1885 (aged 33–34). James Jezreel was a soldier.
James Jezreel, born James Rowland White (c. 1851 – 2 March 1885), was a nineteenth-century soldier and self-proclaimed prophet.
Life
Jezreel started off as a follower of John Wroe signing as a member of the Christian Israelite Church at Chatham, Kent on 15 October 1875. In the 1880s, White chose the name 'James Jershom Jezreel' as he became convinced that he was a prophet. His followers, known as the Jezreelites, were mainly concentrated in Kent and the south-east of England. A temple was built, Jezreel's Tower, in Gillingham, Kent.
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Who was James Jezreel?
British soldier
When was James Jezreel born?
James Jezreel was born in 1851.
When did James Jezreel die?
James Jezreel died on 2 March 1885.
What was James Jezreel's occupation?
James Jezreel was a soldier.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). James Jezreel. https://biography.guide/james-jezreel/
MLA: "James Jezreel." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/james-jezreel/.
Chicago: "James Jezreel." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/james-jezreel/.
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