James Springer White (August 4, 1821 in
Palmyra, Maine – August 6, 1881 in
Battle Creek, Michigan), also known as
Elder White was a co-founder of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church and husband of
Ellen G. White. In 1849 he started the first Sabbatarian Adventist periodical entitled "
The Present Truth" (now the
Adventist Review), in 1855 he relocated the fledgling center of the movement to
Battle Creek, Michigan, and in 1863 played a pivotal role in the formal organization of the denomination. He later played a major role in the development of the Adventist educational structure beginning in 1874 with the formation of Battle Creek College (which is now
Andrews University).