George R. Dale

George Reynolds Dale (February 5, 1867 – March 27, 1936) was an American newspaper editor and politician.

His life's works include the starting of several newspapers and battling bootleggers and the Ku Klux Klan.

His conviction was upheld on appeal, but he was pardoned after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

They had seven children: Mary O., Elizabeth, George R. "Bud" Jr., Martha Ellen, Virginia Ruth, Daniel D. and John Dale.

He publicly continued his attacks on both the current corrupt officials and the Ku Klux Klan.