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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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person ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| admittedToBar | Missouri ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
J. F. Rutherford
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Judge Rutherford ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Children
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Enemies ⓘ Government ⓘ Life ⓘ Millions Now Living Will Never Die! ⓘ Salvation ⓘ The Harp of God ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1869-11-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boonville, Missouri
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surface form:
Booneville, Missouri, United States
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| built | Beth Sarim (house in San Diego) for use related to his ministry ⓘ |
| burialPlace | near Beth Sarim, San Diego, California (disputed/associated) ⓘ |
| coined |
JehovahsWitnesses
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surface form:
the name "Jehovah’s Witnesses"
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| 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
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use of sound cars and phonograph records in preaching ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralizing organizational control of the Watch Tower Society
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| nicknameOrigin | called "Judge" because of service as a substitute judge ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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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
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second president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| predecessor | Charles Taze Russell ⓘ |
| religion |
JehovahsWitnesses
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surface form:
Jehovah’s Witnesses
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| residence |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
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surface form:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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| startTime | 1917 ⓘ |
| succeeded | Charles Taze Russell ⓘ |
| successor | Nathan H. Knorr ⓘ |
| workedAs |
court stenographer
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public prosecutor ⓘ substitute judge ⓘ |
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