Samuel Roper (Klansman)
Samuel Roper | |
|---|---|
| 6th Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan | |
| In office August 18, 1949 – 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Green (Ku Klux Klan) |
| Succeeded by | Eldon Edwards |
Samuel W. "Sam" Roper (April 10, 1895 – March 1, 1986) was an American law enforcement official and Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
Biography
Prior to his position in the KKK, Roper was an Atlanta, Georgia police officer and the second Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. After leaving law enforcement, in 1949, Roper succeeded Samuel Green as Imperial Wizard of the KKK, and held that position until 1950.[1] His successor was Eldon Edwards.[2]
Roper moved to Florida in 1972 and was a resident of Chiefland, Florida at the time of his death.
He died of kidney failure at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Gainesville, Florida on March 1, 1986.
References
- ^ Staff report (August 28, 1949). Ex-Chief of Georgia G-men is new head of Ku Klux Klan. Chicago Tribune
- ^ Staff report (March 4, 1986). Samuel W. Roper, 90, was second director of GBI in early 1940s. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
External links
- Wall of Wizards via Ku Klux Klan
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