William McKinley

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William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, best known for leading the nation during the Spanish–American War and overseeing a period of rapid economic growth and American expansionism.

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President William McKinley 4
McKinley 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of Ohio
President of the United States
human
lawyer
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
assassinatedBy Leon Czolgosz
burialPlace William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum
surface form: McKinley National Memorial, Canton, Ohio
causeOfDeath assassination
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1843-01-29
dateOfDeath 1901-09-14
education Albany Law School
Allegheny College
election United States presidential election, 1896
United States presidential election, 1900
familyName William McKinley self-linksurface differs
surface form: McKinley
givenName William
mannerOfDeath homicide
militaryBranch Union Army
militaryRank brevet major
notableAchievement guided U.S. victory in the Spanish–American War
oversaw annexation of Hawaii
presided over rapid U.S. economic growth in the late 1890s
supported American expansionism
notableWork leadership of the United States during the Spanish–American War
occupation attorney
public official
officeEnd 1901-09-14
officeStart 1897-03-04
placeOfBirth Niles, Ohio
placeOfDeath Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York
politicalParty Republican Party
positionHeld 25th president of the United States
Governor of Ohio
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
precededBy Grover Cleveland
presidentialOrder 25
religion Methodism
residence Canton, Ohio
runningMate Garret Hobart
Theodore Roosevelt
sexOrGender male
signatureImage Signature of William McKinley.svg
spouse Ida Saxton McKinley
succeededBy Theodore Roosevelt
supportedPolicy gold standard
protective tariffs

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George Dewey appointedBy William McKinley
William R. Day appointedBy William McKinley
Admiral of the Navy associatedPerson William McKinley
this entity surface form: President William McKinley
this entity surface form: President William McKinley
subject surface form: General Grant National Memorial
this entity surface form: President William McKinley
William McKinley familyName William McKinley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: McKinley
Cuban War of Independence keyFigure William McKinley
William R. Day nominatedBy William McKinley
subject surface form: Fourth Party System
Pan-American Exposition notablePerson William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt predecessor William McKinley
Grover Cleveland succeededBy William McKinley
Stephen succeededBy William McKinley
subject surface form: Stephen Grover Cleveland
subject surface form: Grover Cleveland
John Hay workedUnder William McKinley
this entity surface form: President William McKinley