Michael B. Driver

Michael Branner Driver (1868–1942) was Mayor of Berkeley, California from 1927 to 1930, and Sheriff of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Alameda County, from 1930 to 1939. He resigned as Mayor of Berkeley when he was appointed Sheriff, replacing Sheriff Burton Becker, a member of the local Ku Klux Klan,^[1] who was convicted for corruption and sent to San Quentin Prison.

Michael Branner Driver
Mayor of Berkeley, California
In office 1927–1930
Sheriff of Alameda County
In office 1930–1939
Preceded by	Burton Becker
Personal details
Born	August 4, 1868 Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1942 Berkeley, California, U.S.
Spouse	Melissa Newkirk
Children	Dixie, Quigley

Michael Branner Driver was born August 4, 1868, in Virginia. He came to Berkeley in 1905 from Colorado. He married Melissa Newkirk. They had a daughter Dixie and a son Quigley. Michael Driver died July 17, 1942, in Berkeley.