RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Joseph Franklin Rutherford

1869 - 1942

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Joseph Franklin Rutherford (November 8, 1869 – January 8, 1942), also known as Judge Rutherford, was an American religious leader and the second president of the incorporated Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. He played a primary role in the organization and doctrinal development of Jehovah's Witnesses, which emerged from the Bible Student movement established by Charles Taze Russell. Rutherford began a career in law, working as a court stenographer, trial lawyer and prosecutor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Franklin Rutherford has received more than 641,619 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Franklin Rutherford is the 1,033rd most popular religious figure (down from 934th in 2019), the 1,705th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,504th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Religious Figure.

Joseph Franklin Rutherford was the second president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, succeeding Charles Taze Russell. He is most famous for being the architect of Jehovah's Witnesses' organizational structure, which led to significant growth in membership.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Joseph Franklin Rutherford ranks 1,033 out of 3,187. Before him are Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Frumentius, Paisios of Mount Athos, Hugh of Cluny, Saint Afra, and Reginald Pole. After him are Antipope Victor IV, Caesarius of Arles, Sabellius, Antipope Victor IV, Antipope John VIII, and Johann Eck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Joseph Franklin Rutherford ranks 41. Before him are Pyotr Krasnov, Henri Désiré Landru, Carl Schuhmann, Vasily Bartold, Gaetano Bresci, and Mary Mallon. After him are Richard Abegg, Élie Cartan, Else Lasker-Schüler, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia, and Giulio Douhet. Among people deceased in 1942, Joseph Franklin Rutherford ranks 53. Before him are Georg Stumme, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Séraphine Louis, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, Felix Weingartner, and Franz Walter Stahlecker. After him are Thorvald Stauning, Ivan Bilibin, Germaine Dulac, Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria, Flinders Petrie, and Dorothea Klumpke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Franklin Rutherford ranks 1,705 out of 20,380. Before him are Elisabeth Shue (1963), Don DeLillo (1936), James Earl Ray (1928), Roberta Flack (1937), Robin Hobb (1952), and Benjamin Bloom (1913). After him are Cardi B (1992), Abigail Adams (1744), Lisa Ann (1972), Sonny Bono (1935), Michael Biehn (1956), and Chuck Yeager (1923).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Joseph Franklin Rutherford ranks 8. Before him are Brigham Young (1801), Charles Taze Russell (1852), Billy Graham (1918), John Mott (1865), William Miller (1782), and Rose Kennedy (1890). After him are Pat Garrett (1850), Maria Branyas (1907), Henry Molaison (1926), Lillian Asplund (1906), Paul Marcinkus (1922), and William M. Branham (1909).

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