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William McKinley
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party, he led a realignment that made Republicans largely dominant in the industrial states and nationwide for decades. McKinley successfully led the U.S. in the Spanish–American War and oversaw a period of American expansionism, with the annexations of Hawaii…
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politics · President of the United States from 1897 to 1901 · politician · lawyer · statesperson · governor · also William McKinley, William McKinley, Jr., W. McKinley, Jr., W. McKinley, President William McKinley, President McKinley
Born 29 January 1843 · Died 14 September 1901 · Q35041
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McKinley's funeral entering Westlawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio
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2026· 6 entries
“The politicians are making a hard fight against him, but if the masses could speak, McKinley is the choice of at least 75% of the entire [body of] Republican voters in the Union”
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“as desperate as any witnessed during the war”
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Tribute Archive: William McKinley Askew Jr. Obituary | Metropolitan Funeral Service | Portsmouth, VA
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northernirelandworld.com: McKinley Park in Dervock celebrates the village's connection to William McKinley, 25th President of the United States
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Your Ohio News: Carroll County District Library to host America 250 program on William McKinley Aug. 17
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2025· 4 entries
clickondetroit.com: Take a trip to Ohio to learn about William McKinley, Trump's much-admired Gilded Age president
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Cleveland.com: Who was Ohio’s President McKinley, and why did Trump rename Denali for him?
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Yahoo: Why Trump loves William McKinley and what it could mean for the country
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order to restore McKinley's name to the mountain
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2024· 2 entries
Yahoo: President William McKinley helped thrust Canton onto the national stage
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WVXU: Remembering William McKinley's legacy on the anniversary of his birth
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2005· 1 entry
That while it is tempting to see McKinley as the key figure in the transition from congressional domination of government to the modern, powerful president, this change was an incremental process through the late 19th an
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1946· 1 entry
The United States still retains the territories taken under McKinley
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1932· 1 entry
Another realigning election with the ascent of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal coalition
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1901· 9 entries
Died 1901-09-14.
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To the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York
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William and Ida McKinley undertook a six-week tour of the nation
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“Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.”
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“Without competition we would be clinging to the clumsy antiquated processes of farming and manufacture and the methods of business of long ago, and the twentieth would be no further advanced than the eighteenth century.”
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“Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.”
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“Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.”
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“Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, happiness, and peace to all our neighbors, and like blessings to all the peoples and powers of earth.”
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“that there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God's grace do the very best we could by them, as our fellow-men for whom Christ also died.”
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1900· 2 entries
Was proven correct, winning the largest victory for any Republican since 1872
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Campaign: 1900 election.
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1899· 1 entry
And McKinley was optimistic about his chances at re-election in 1900
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1898· 2 entries
In an event that came to be recognized as the Wilmington massacre, McKinley refused requests by black leaders to send in federal marshals or federal troops to protect black citizens, and ignored city residents' appeals f
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And it became the Territory of Hawaii in 1900
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1897· 4 entries
Less than five months into his presidency
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Career landmark: President of the United States (1897–1901).
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But it became clear that Spain would never concede Cuban independence, while the rebels (and their American supporters) would never settle for anything less
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And at Lake City, South Carolina, the following year, were assaulted, McKinley issued no statement of condemnation
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1896· 7 entries
McKinley had an ample majority of delegates
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A gold prospector gave McKinley's name to Denali, the tallest mountain in North America at 20,310 feet (6,190 m)
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Black people were hopeful of progress towards equality
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And McKinley never doubted that he would be re-elected
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Career landmark: President-elect of the United States (1896–1897).
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Bryan embarked on a speaking tour around the country while McKinley stayed at home, this time making only one speech, to accept his nomination
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Amid a deep economic depression and defeated his Democratic rival William Jennings Bryan after a front porch campaign in which he advocated "sound money" (the gold standard unless altered by international agreement) and
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1893· 1 entry
When she attempted to restore the powers of the monarchy by nullifying the bayonet constitution
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1892· 1 entry
Career landmark: Governor of Ohio (1892–1896).
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1891· 1 entry
And 1893, steering a moderate course between capital and labor interests
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1889· 1 entry
With the Republicans in the majority, McKinley sought election as Speaker of the House
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1888· 1 entry
The two men began to develop a close working relationship that helped put McKinley in the White House
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1887· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1887–1891).
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1884· 1 entry
Was elected a delegate to that year's Republican convention, where he served as chair of the Committee on Resolutions and won plaudits for his handling of the convention when called upon to preside
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1880· 2 entries
Created a vacancy on the House Ways and Means Committee; McKinley was selected to fill it, gaining a spot on the most powerful committee after only two terms
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Served a brief term as Ohio's representative on the Republican National Committee
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1878· 1 entry
McKinley was redistricted to the 16th congressional district; he won anyway, causing Hayes to exult, "Oh, the good luck of McKinley
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1876· 1 entry
McKinley was elected to Congress, where he became the Republican expert on the protective tariff, believing protectionism would bring prosperity
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1875· 1 entry
And campaigned again for his old friend in the election that fall
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1871· 1 entry
In the newly built First Presbyterian Church of Canton
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1869· 1 entry
McKinley ran for the office of prosecuting attorney of Stark County, an office that had historically been held by Democrats, and was unexpectedly elected
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1867· 1 entry
McKinley made speeches on his behalf in Stark County, his first foray into politics
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1865· 1 entry
McKinley decided on a career in the law and began studying in the office of an attorney in Poland, Ohio
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1864· 1 entry
The Army command structure in West Virginia was reorganized, and the division was assigned to George Crook's Army of West Virginia
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1861· 1 entry
Thousands of men in Ohio volunteered for service
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1859· 1 entry
McKinley enrolled the following year at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania
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1852· 1 entry
The family moved from Niles to Poland, Ohio, so that their children could attend its better schools
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1850· 1 entry
Prohibited either from establishing exclusive control over a canal there
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1843· 3 entries
Born 1843-01-29.
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“Nevertheless, he made the appointment. In addition to Sherman, McKinley made one other ill-advised Cabinet appointment, that of Secretary of War, which fell to Russell A. Alger, former general and Michigan governor. Competent enough in peacetime, Alger proved inadequate once the conflict with Spain began. With the War Department plagued by scandal, Alger resigned at McKinley”
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In Niles, Ohio, the seventh of nine children of William McKinley Sr
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