Joseph franklin rutherford biography

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        2. Jehovah witness
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        4. Born November 8, in Morgan County, Missouri, Rutherford lived a harsh life on his father's farm.
        5. President of jehovah's witnesses; b.

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          Joseph Franklin Rutherford

          Second president of the incorporated Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (–)

          Joseph Franklin Rutherford (November 8, – January 8, ), 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,[1][2][3] 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. He became a special judge in the 8th/14th Judicial District of Missouri at some time after [4][5] He developed an interest in the doctrines of Watch Tower Society president Charles Taze Russell, which led to his joining the Bible Student movement, and he was baptized in He was appointed the legal counsel for the Watch Tower Society in , as well