who is the leader of the klu klux klan
1 William Joseph Simmons (1880-1945) was the leader of the second Ku Klux Klan between 1915 and 1922. 2  Hiram Wesley Evans (1881-1966), Imperial Wizard, 1922-1939, during which the KKK experienced its peak in membership.3  James A. Colescott (1897-1950), Imperial Wizard, 1939-1944. Johnny Lee Clary (1959â2014), Imperial Wizard in 1989 of the White Knights Organization but subsequently renounced his membership and became an ordained Christian minister speaking against racism and movements such as the Ku Klux Klan. 2  Ron Edwards, Imperial Wizard of the Imperial Klans of America.