Samuel Roper (Ku Klux Klan)

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).

For other people named Samuel Roper, see Samuel Roper (disambiguation).

Samuel Roper
6th Imperial Wizard of the
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
In office
August 18, 1949 – 1950
Preceded bySamuel Green
Succeeded byEldon Edwards

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
  1. Staff report (August 28, 1949). Ex-Chief of Georgia G-men is new head of Ku Klux Klan. Chicago Tribune
  2. Staff report (March 4, 1986). Samuel W. Roper, 90, was second director of GBI in early 1940s. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Preceded by
Samuel Green		 Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
1949 – 1950		 Succeeded by
Eldon Edwards


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