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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Charles Taze Russell influenced Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Joseph Franklin Rutherford fullName Joseph Franklin Rutherford self-link
Judge Rutherford birthName Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Judge Rutherford alsoKnownAs Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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Judge Rutherford alsoKnownAs Joseph Franklin Rutherford
this entity surface form: Judge Joseph Rutherford
Millions Now Living Will Never Die! author Joseph Franklin Rutherford
The Harp of God author Joseph Franklin Rutherford
this entity surface form: Joseph F. Rutherford
Salvation author Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Enemies author Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Enemies authorRoleOfAuthor Joseph Franklin Rutherford
this entity surface form: Joseph Franklin Rutherford was president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Beth Sarim (house in San Diego) for use related to his ministry commissionedBy Joseph Franklin Rutherford
subject surface form: Beth Sarim
Beth Sarim (house in San Diego) for use related to his ministry builtFor Joseph Franklin Rutherford
subject surface form: Beth Sarim
Beth Sarim (house in San Diego) for use related to his ministry associatedPerson Joseph Franklin Rutherford
subject surface form: Beth Sarim
J. F. Rutherford fullName Joseph Franklin Rutherford