Joseph Franklin Rutherford

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Joseph Franklin Rutherford was the second president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society who reshaped the Bible Student movement into what became known as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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instanceOf American ⓘ
person ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ
admittedToBar Missouri ⓘ
alsoKnownAs J. F. Rutherford ⓘ
Judge Rutherford ⓘ
authorOf Children ⓘ
Enemies ⓘ
Government ⓘ
Life ⓘ
Millions Now Living Will Never Die! ⓘ
Salvation ⓘ
The Harp of God ⓘ
birthDate 1869-11-08 ⓘ
birthPlace Boonville, Missouri ⓘ
surface form: Booneville, Missouri, United States
built Beth Sarim (house in San Diego) for use related to his ministry ⓘ
burialPlace near Beth Sarim, San Diego, California (disputed/associated) ⓘ
coined JehovahsWitnesses ⓘ
surface form: the name "Jehovah’s Witnesses"
dateCoined 1931 ⓘ
deathDate 1942-01-08 ⓘ
deathPlace San Diego, California, United States ⓘ
endTime 1942 ⓘ
fullName Joseph Franklin Rutherford self-link ⓘ
introducedPractice large-scale radio broadcasting of Bible lectures ⓘ
use of sound cars and phonograph records in preaching ⓘ
knownFor centralizing organizational control of the Watch Tower Society ⓘ
introducing the name "Jehovah’s Witnesses" for the movement ⓘ
promoting door-to-door evangelism ⓘ
reshaping the Bible Student movement into Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ
legalEducation self-taught in law ⓘ
memberOf Bible Student movement ⓘ
movementTransformed Bible Student movement into Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ
nationality United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
nicknameOrigin called "Judge" because of service as a substitute judge ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ
organizationalRole central figure in doctrinal and organizational development of Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ
positionHeld president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York ⓘ
second president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania ⓘ
predecessor Charles Taze Russell ⓘ
religion JehovahsWitnesses ⓘ
surface form: Jehovah’s Witnesses
residence Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
surface form: Brooklyn, New York, United States
startTime 1917 ⓘ
succeeded Charles Taze Russell ⓘ
successor Nathan H. Knorr ⓘ
workedAs court stenographer ⓘ
public prosecutor ⓘ
substitute judge ⓘ

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Millions Now Living Will Never Die! → author → Joseph Franklin Rutherford ⓘ
The Harp of God → author → Joseph Franklin Rutherford ⓘ
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Salvation → author → Joseph Franklin Rutherford ⓘ
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