using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using System.Reflection;                    

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        //From Object to string

        string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(account, Formatting.Indented);

        var nameMessage = new MessageWrapper<Name>();

        nameMessage.Message = new Name {First="Bob", Last = "Smith"};

        string serialized = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(nameMessage);

        //From String to Object

        var deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<MessageWrapper>(serialized);

        var messageType = Type.GetType(deserialized.MessageType);

        Name message = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Convert.ToString(deserialized.Message), messageType);

        Console.WriteLine(serialized);

        Console.WriteLine(message.First);

    }

}

​

public class MessageWrapper<T>

{

    public string MessageType { get { return typeof(T).FullName; } }

    public T Message { get; set; }

}

​

public class MessageWrapper

{

    public string MessageType { get; set; }

    public object Message { get; set; }

}

​

​

public class Name

{

    public string First;

    public string Last;

}