# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-franklin-rutherford
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:43:11.938Z

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name: "Joseph Franklin Rutherford"
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description: "Joseph Franklin Rutherford, 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."
tagline: "American lawyer, Watch Tower Society president (1869–1942)"
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birthDate: "1869-11-08"
deathDate: "1942-01-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump