Grand Wizard
Grand Wizard was the title given to the head of the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan founded in 1865.History
In 1915, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were created along the lines of a fraternal organization. The highest-ranking leader of that latter-day organization was the Imperial Wizard. National officers were styled "Imperial" officers. State or "Realm" officers were styled "Grand" officers. A "Grand Dragon", for example, was the highest-ranking Klansman in a given state.Grand Wizards or Imperial Wizards
This list excludes those Grand or Imperial Wizards of post-war, independent Klan factions:
- Nathan Bedford Forrest, Grand Wizard, Reconstruction Klan, 1867–1869
- William Joseph Simmons, Imperial Wizard, second Klan, 1915–1922
- Hiram Wesley Evans, Imperial Wizard, second Klan, 1922–1939
- James A. Colescott, Imperial Wizard, second Klan, 1939–1944