For the president of Simmons College of Kentucky, see William J. Simmons (teacher).
William Joseph Simmons
2nd Imperial Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
In office November 25, 1915 – November 1922
Succeeded by
Hiram Wesley Evans
Personal details
Born
(1880-05-07)May 7, 1880 Harpersville, Alabama
Died
May 18, 1945(1945-05-18) (aged 65) Atlanta, Georgia
William Joseph Simmons (May 7, 1880 – May 18, 1945) was an American preacher and fraternal organizer who founded and led the second Ku Klux Klan from Thanksgiving evening 1915 until being ousted in 1922 by Hiram Wesley Evans.[1]
^"The 20th Century Ku Klux Klan in Alabama". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
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