William McKinley Jr.
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William McKinley Jr. (1843 - 1901)

President William McKinley Jr.
Born in Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 25 Jan 1871 (to 14 Sep 1901) in Canton, Stark, Ohio, United Statesmap
Died at age 58 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United Statesmap
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William McKinley Jr. was the President of the United States.
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Preceded by
24th President
Grover Cleveland
25th President
of the United States

1897 – 1901
Succeeded by
26th President
Theodore Roosevelt


Biography

Notables Project
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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I came to the profile to add the Mount Union College category, but also added the newer succession box as long as I was here. The old succession boxes are being phased out.

See: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Template:Succession

Regards, Nat

posted by Natalie (Durbin) Trott
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Chicago Tribune, 14 June 1932, pg. 26.

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.

Does anyone know this portrait?

I wonder if it was before he was President. The famous Presidential painting of him was done by Harriet A.S. Murphy.
posted by Robin Lee
Category: Freemasonry

"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

posted by Carole Taylor
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posted by Doug Lockwood
Francis Delafield-36 was the primary physician who was consulted following the shooting of United States President William McKinley in September 1901. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Delafield)
posted by Kitty (Cooper) Smith

Rejected matches › William McKinlay (abt.1844-)

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