Burton Becker
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Burton F. Becker was the police chief of Piedmont, California
in the early 20th century. He joined the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan
and was elected Sheriff of Alameda County in 1926. He was subsequently tried and convicted on corruption charges, removed from office and sent to San Quentin Prison.
Piedmont, California
Piedmont is a small, affluent city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is surrounded by the city of Oakland. The population was 10,667 at the 2010 census. Piedmont was incorporated in 1907 and was developed significantly in the 1920s and 1930s...
in the early 20th century. He joined the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
and was elected Sheriff of Alameda County in 1926. He was subsequently tried and convicted on corruption charges, removed from office and sent to San Quentin Prison.