William McKinley (American President)

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birthplace

Niles, OH

birthday

January 29

Life

1843-1901

age

OFC:54 , d. 59

party

Republican

presidency highlights

U.S. a world power after the Spanish-American war

nickname:

Napoleon of Protection

vice-president:

Garret Hobart (1897–99),none, Th. Roosevelt (1901)

previous office

Governor of Ohio

key background fact:

As a congressman he promoted the McKinley Tariff Act

occupation

Lawyer

military service

Brevet Major of Volunteers in Civil War (Army of Potomac)

children

2: 2 girls

wife:

Ida Saxton (1871)

height

5' 7'' / 1.70 m

higher education

Allegheny College,Albany Law

religion

Methodist

quote

"War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed."

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actions & events

1898 Yellow Journalism (Hyped Maine)
1898 Hawaii annexed
1901 On Sep 6, he was shot by an anarchist in Buffalo and died 8 days later.

military activity

1898 Sinking of USS Maine
1898 Spanish-USA war
1900 Boxer Rebellion. 2500 troops were sent to China.
1899-1901 Philippine rebellion. 120,000 US troops

unique facts

First president to use campaign buttons in the election.

interesting

He lost both children: Ida 4 months old and Katherine, 4 years old, in the 1870s. His wife was so devastated that she became an invalid for the rest of her life, with recurrent epileptic seizures.

military activity

1898 Sinking of USS Maine
1898 Spanish-USA war
1900 Boxer Rebellion. 2500 troops were sent to China.
1899-1901 Philippine rebellion. 120,000 US troops

Legacy

His leadership and his actions affected profoundly the future of the USA. His victory on the Spanish-American war transformed the Presidency into an office of world leadership.

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