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'''William McKinley''' ([[January 29]], [[1843]] – [[September 14]], [[1901]]) was the 25th [[President of the United States]]. He was elected twice, servingin from[[1896]] and [[18971900]], untilbut served only part of his second term, as he was [[assassination|assassinated]] in [[1901]]. He is remembered for presiding over a major period of [[expansion]] in U.S. territories through [[conquest]], which included the annexation of [[Cuba]], the [[Philippines]], and [[Wake Island]] following the [[Spanish-American War]], as well as the annexation of the future U.S. State of [[Hawaii]]. He was succeeded by his [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]], [[Theodore Roosevelt]].

==Biography==

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He was re-elected in [[1900]], again beating Bryan.

===Administration and Cabinet===

==Assassination==

[[Image:McKinleyAssassination.jpg|thumb|Leon Czolgosz shoots President McKinley with a concealed revolver.]]

McKinley was shot by [[Leon Czolgosz|Leon F. Czolgosz]], a Republican turned [[Anarchist]], on [[September 6]], [[1901]], while attending the [[Pan-American Exposition]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. He died of [[blood poisoning]] from his infected wounds at the house of [[John Milburn]] (currently, the student parking lot for [[Canisius High School]] is located on the site), at 2:15 a.m. on Saturday [[September 14]], [[1901]]. He was the third U.S. president to be assassinated. His body was interred in the [[McKinley Monument]] adjacent to West Lawn Cemetery in Canton, Ohio. President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], Ohio Governor [[Andrew L. Harris]] and other speakers saluted the fallen President at the McKinley Memorial.

==Trivia==

McKinley's portrait appeared on the U.S. [[Large_bills|$500 bill]] from [[1928]] to [[1946]].

McKinley had a pet [[parrot]] named 'Washington Post'.

At his inauguration, the only item of jewelry McKinley wore was his [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] badge.

==Firsts==

McKinley was the first president to use the telephone for campaign purposes

McKinley was the first president to ride in an automobile (the ambulance that took him to the hospital after he was shot).

== Cabinet ==

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=== Supreme Court appointments ===

McKinley appointed the following Justices to the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]:

* [[Joseph McKenna]]: [[1898]]

=== Significant events during presidency ===

* [[Dingley Tariff]] ([[1897]])

* [[Maximum Freight Case]] (1897)

* [[Spanish-American War]] (1898)

* [[Gold Standard Act]] ([[1900]])

===Assassination===

[[Image:McKinleyAssassination.jpg|thumb|Leon Czolgosz shoots President McKinley with a concealed revolver.]]

McKinley was shot by [[Leon Czolgosz|Leon F. Czolgosz]], a Republican turned [[Anarchist]], on [[September 6]], [[1901]], while attending the [[Pan-American Exposition]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. He died of [[blood poisoning]] from his infected wounds at the house of [[John Milburn]] (currently, the student parking lot for [[Canisius High School]] is located on the site), at 2:15 a.m. on Saturday [[September 14]], [[1901]]. He was the third U.S. president to be assassinated. His body was interred in the [[McKinley Monument]] adjacent to West Lawn Cemetery in Canton, Ohio. President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], Ohio Governor [[Andrew L. Harris]] and other speakers saluted the fallen President at the McKinley Memorial.

==Trivia==

*McKinley's portrait appeared on the U.S. [[Large_bills|$500 bill]] from [[1928]] to [[1946]].

*McKinley had a pet [[parrot]] named 'Washington Post'.

*At his inauguration, the only item of jewelry McKinley wore was his [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] badge.

*McKinley was the first president to use the [[telephone]] for campaign purposes.

*McKinley was the first president to ride in an [[automobile]] (the [[ambulance]] that took him to the hospital after he was shot).

== Monuments and memorials ==