Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1869 to 1942
6 documented presences
6 places
Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Joseph Franklin Rutherford across 6 places, from 1892 to 1942. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Joseph Franklin Rutherford was documented, and when
May 1892month
Missouriattested
“Rutherford spent two years as a judge's intern, became an official court reporter at age 20, and was admitted to The Missouri Bar in May 1892 at age 22.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1 January 1926exact date
Armageddonattested
“An article in the January 1, 1926 Watch Tower introduced new emphasis on the importance of the name "Jehovah"; from 1929 Rutherford taught that the vindication of God's name—which would ultimately occur when millions of unbelievers were…”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1928year
Turkeyattested
“In 1928, Rutherford discarded Russell's teaching that the natural Jews would be restored to Palestine and return to God's favor, despite having declared ten years earlier that prophecies of their restoration were already being fulfilled…”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1928year
Palestineattested
“In 1928, Rutherford discarded Russell's teaching that the natural Jews would be restored to Palestine and return to God's favor, despite having declared ten years earlier that prophecies of their restoration were already being fulfilled…”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
2 August 1928exact date
Detroitattested
“The official history of Jehovah's Witnesses also notes, "Rutherford personally shared with other conventioners as they engaged in the work of Kingdom proclamation from house to house." On August 2, 1928, in a meeting with the Bible Stude…”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
8 January 1942exact date
Beth Sarimattested
“Rutherford died at Beth Sarim on January 8, 1942, at the age of 72.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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Places Joseph Franklin Rutherford is documented in
Detroit1 presence · 1928Turkey1 presence · 1928
Armageddon1 presence · 1926
Beth Sarim1 presence · 1942
Missouri1 presence · 1892
Palestine1 presence · 1928
Other places tied to Joseph Franklin Rutherford in the record
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31 December 1891exact date
Boonville, Missourimentioned
“Rutherford, a Baptist, married Mary Malcolm Fetzer, a Presbyterian, in Boonville, Missouri, on December 31, 1891.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1909year
New Yorkmentioned
“He was admitted to the New York bar in 1909 and admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States the same year.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1916year
Brooklynmentioned
“In late 1916, Fisher and another prominent Bible Student at the Brooklyn headquarters, Clayton J.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
6 January 1917exact date
Pittsburghmentioned
“It is certain that Rutherford himself had nothing to do with it." On January 6, 1917, Rutherford, aged 47, was elected president of the Watch Tower Society, unopposed, at the Pittsburgh convention.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
2 January 1919exact date
Pittsburghmentioned
“Rutherford feared his opponents would gain control of the Society in his absence, but on January 2, 1919, he learned he had been re-elected president at the Pittsburgh convention the day before, convincing him that God wanted him in the…”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
September 1922month
Cedar Pointmentioned
“Beginning with an eight-day convention at Cedar Point, Ohio, in September 1922 Rutherford, launched a series of major international conventions under the theme "Advertise the King and Kingdom", attracting crowds of up to 20,000.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1924year
WBBRmentioned
“Rutherford expanded his means of spreading the Watch Tower message in 1924 with the start of 15-minute radio broadcasts, initially from WBBR, based on Staten Island, and eventually via a network of as many as 480 radio stations.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
May 1926month
Kensingtonmentioned
“In May 1926 Rutherford released his book Deliverance at the Bible Student's convention in Kensington, England later interpreting the event as the fulfillment of the 1335 days of Daniel 12:12.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1929year
San Diegomentioned
“In 1929, a residence named Beth Sarim (literally, House of Princes) was constructed at San Diego, California, for Rutherford's use, initially as winter accommodation and later as a full-time residence.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1931year
Columbus, Ohiomentioned
“At a 1931 Bible Student assembly in Columbus, Ohio, Rutherford proposed a new name for the organization, Jehovah's witnesses, to differentiate them from the proliferation of other groups that followed Russell's teachings.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1937year
Brooklynmentioned
“Salter, the Society's former branch manager in Canada, wrote a public letter to Rutherford in 1937, the month he was expelled from the group, claiming that Rutherford had exclusive use of "luxurious" and "expensive" residences (in Brookl…”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1937year
Canadamentioned
“Salter, the Society's former branch manager in Canada, wrote a public letter to Rutherford in 1937, the month he was expelled from the group, claiming that Rutherford had exclusive use of "luxurious" and "expensive" residences (in Brookl…”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1941year
Missourimentioned
“At a 1941 convention in Missouri he quoted Rudyard Kipling's description of women as "a rag and a bone and a hank of hair".”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
4 May 1942exact date
Rossville, New Yorkmentioned
“The May 4, 1942, issue of Time magazine noted Rutherford's burial at Rossville, New York, on Staten Island; a private burial plot for Watch Tower branch volunteers is on Woodrow Road.”
source: Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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