Caleb Ridley

'''Caleb A. Ridley''' (1873 - 1932) was Imperial Kludd (National Chaplain) of the 1915 [[Ku Klux Klan]], appointed to the position by [[Imperial Wizard]] [[William Joseph Simmons]]. Ridley was a baptist minister and spoke on behalf of the KKK at rallies in the 1910s and 1920s. In 1923, Ridley was arrested for a [[DUI]] by police in Georgia,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1923/10/18/archives/seizes-klan-chaplain-as-intoxicated-in-car-atlanta-policeman-says.html|work=New York Times|date=October 4, 1923|title=SEIZES KLAN CHAPLAIN AS INTOXICATED IN CAR; Atlanta Policeman Says the Rev. 'Imperial Kludd' Also Had Liquor With Him}}</ref> after which his ministers license was revoked by the Baptist church. Afterwards, Ridley worked closely with [[Roy Elonzo Davis]], second in command of the 1915 KKK, to found the Pentecostal Baptist Church of God denomination in 1928 and 1929. [[William Branham]] participated in revival meetings with Ridley in 1929.<ref name = wbhs>{{cite web|url=https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/caleb_a._ridley|title=Caleb A. Ridley|accessdate=2022-05-12|publisher=William Branham Historical Research}}</ref> Ridley was mentioned in a 1943 scheme that defrauded donors by collecting charitable contributions to build an orphanage in San Bernardino county, California.<ref name = wbhs/>

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