William Joseph Simmons 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. Wikipedia
Born: May 1880, Harpersville, AL
Died: May 18, 1945 (age 65 years), Atlanta, GA
Education: Johns Hopkins University
Nationality: American