President
William
McKinley
Jr.
Born in Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
David Allison McKinley, Anna McKinley, James Rose McKinley, Mary McKinley, Helen Minerva McKinley, Sarah Elizabeth McKinley, Abigail Celia McKinley and Abner Osborn McKinley
Husband of
Ida (Saxton) McKinley
— married
25 Jan 1871 (to 14 Sep 1901) in Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
Father of
Katherine McKinley and
Ida McKinley
Died
at age 58
in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States
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| William McKinley Jr. was the President of the United States. Join: US Presidents Project Discuss: presidents |
| Preceded by 24th President Grover Cleveland |
William McKinley 25th President of the United States  |
Succeeded by 26th President Theodore Roosevelt |
Biography
William McKinley Jr. is Notable.
William McKinley was 25th President of the United States from March 4, 1897 to September 14, 1901
After his second inauguration in March 1901, McKinley embarked on a tour of western states, where he was greeted by cheering crowds. The tour ended in Buffalo, New York, where he gave a speech on September 5 in front of 50,000 people at the Pan-American Exposition.
The following day, McKinley was standing in a receiving line at the exposition when a unemployed Detroit mill worker named Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the chest at point-blank range. (Czolgosz, an anarchist, later admitted to the shooting and claimed to have killed the president because he was the "enemy of the people." He was executed in October 1901.)
- Freemasons: "William McKinley January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901 March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 Initiated on May 1, 1865 in Hiram Lodge No. 21, Winchester, Virginia. Joined Canton Lodge No. 60, Canton, Ohio in 1867. Charter member of Eagle (later William McKinley) Lodge No. 431, also in Canton."
Legacy
- McKinley County, New Mexico is named in President McKinley's honor.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 April 2020), memorial page for William McKinley (29 Jan 1843–14 Sep 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #69683142, citing West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (original burial site)
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 April 2020), memorial page for William McKinley (29 Jan 1843–14 Sep 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #699, citing McKinley Memorial Park, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
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William is 19 degrees from Harry Ferguson, 20 degrees from Arthur Guinness, 25 degrees from Seamus Heaney, 26 degrees from Jack Kyle, 25 degrees from Stephen Boyd, 31 degrees from Robert Moore, 23 degrees from Ruby Lamar, 20 degrees from Fanny Parnell, 20 degrees from William Pirrie, 17 degrees from Jonathan Swift, 22 degrees from John Synge and 18 degrees from Celia Marsh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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Alden F. Brooks, 93 years old, 518 Elder Lane, Winnetka, a former portrait painter for whom President McKinley once sat, died yesterday from pneumonia following an automobile collision on June 10 at Elder Lane and Woodlawn avenue, in the north shore suburb.
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... Mrs. (Maria J. Wallace) Miller was born September 19, 1841, in Poland. O., and was a classmate of the late President McKinley.
"William McKinley January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901 March 4, 1897 September 14, 1901 Initiated on May 1, 1865 in Hiram Lodge No. 21, Winchester, Virginia. Joined Canton Lodge No. 60, Canton, Ohio in 1867. Charter member of Eagle (later William McKinley) Lodge No. 431, also in Canton." wikipedia.com
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