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William McKinley

The Twenty-Fifth President • 1897-1901

William McKinley

“Bridge to a New Century”


Biographical Facts

Birth: Niles, Ohio, January 29, 1843

Ancestry: Scotch-Irish and English

Father: William McKinley
Birth: New Lisbon, Ohio, November 15, 1807
Death: Canton, Ohio, November 24, 1892
Occupation: Iron Manufacturer

Mother: Nancy Ann McKinley
Birth: New Lisbon, Ohio, April 22, 1809
Death: Canton, Ohio, December 12, 1897

Brothers: David Allison McKinley (1829-1892); James McKinley (1833-1889); Abner McKinley (1849-1904)

Sisters: Anna McKinley (1832-1890); Mary McKinley (1835-1868); Helen Minerva McKinley (1839-1924); Sarah Elizabeth McKinley (1840-unknown); Abbie Celia McKinley (1845-1846)

Marriage: Canton, Ohio, January 25, 1871
Wife: Ida Saxton McKinley
Birth: Canton, Ohio, June 8, 1847
Death: Canton, Ohio, May 26, 1907
Children: Katherine McKinley (1871-1875); Ida McKinley (1873-1873)

Religious Affiliation: Methodist

Education: Attended Poland Academy; Allegheny College

Occupations Before Presidency: Teacher; Soldier; Lawyer

Military Service: Joined Ohio 23rd Volunteers (1861); Rose to rank of Major before leaving Army in 1865

Prepresidential Offices: United States Congressman; Governor of Ohio

Inauguration Age: 54

Death: Buffalo, New York, September 14, 1901

Place of Burial: Canton, Ohio



 
First Administration

Inauguration: March 4, 1897; The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: Garret A. Hobart (Died in 1899)

Secretary of State: John Sherman; William R. Day (from April 28, 1898); John M Hay (from September 30, 1898)

Secretary of the Treasury: Lyman J. Gage

Secretary of War: Russell A. Alger; Elihu Root (from July 24, 1899)

Attorney General: Joseph McKenna; John W. Griggs (from February 1, 1898)

Postmaster General: James A. Gary; Charles Emory Smith (from April 21, 1898)

Secretary of the Navy: John D. Long

Secretary of the Interior: Cornelius N. Bliss; Ethan A. Hitchcock (from February 20, 1898)

Secretary of Agriculture: James Wilson

Supreme Court Appointment: Joseph McKenna (1898)

Congress #55 (March 15, 1897-March 3, 1899):
Senate: 46 Republicans; 34 Democrats; 12 Others
House: 206 Republicans; 134 Democrats; 16 Others

Congress #56 (December 4, 1899-March 3, 1901):
Senate: 53 Republicans; 26 Democrats; 11 Others
House: 185 Republicans; 163 Democrats; 9 Others


Election of 1896
CandidatesElectoral Vote Popular Vote
William McKinley
(Republican)
271 7,108,480
William J. Bryan
(Democratic)
176 6,511,495
John M. Palmer
(National Democratic)
none 133,435
Joshua Levering
(Prohibition)
none 125,072



 
Second Administration

Inauguration: March 4, 1901; The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State: John M. Hay

Secretary of the Treasury: Lyman J. Gage

Secretary of War: Elihu Root

Attorney General: John W. Griggs; Philander C. Knox (from April 10, 1901)

Postmaster General: Charles Emory Smith

Secretary of the Navy: John D. Long

Secretary of the Interior: Ethan A. Hitchcock

Secretary of Agriculture: James Wilson

Congress #57 (December 2, 1901-March 3, 1903):
Senate: 56 Republicans; 29 Democrats; 3 Others
House: 198 Republicans; 153 Democrats; 5 Others


Election of 1900
CandidatesElectoral Vote Popular Vote
William McKinley
(Republican)
292 7,218,039
William J. Bryan
(Democratic)
155 6,358,345
John C. Wooley
(Prohibition)
none 209,004
Eugene V. Debs
(Socialist)
none 86,935



 
 

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