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William McKinley
25th President of the United States
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His second term, which had begun auspiciously, came to a tragic end in September 1901. He was standing in a receiving line at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition when a deranged anarchist shot him twice. He died eight days later.

Education:
Attended Allegheny College

Occupation:
Lawyer

Religion:
Methodist

Wife:
Ida Saxton (1847-1907), on January 25, 1871

Children:
Katherine McKinley (1871-75);
Ida McKinley (1873)

Father:
William McKinley

Mother:
Nancy Campbell Allison McKinley

Years in office:
March 4, 1897 to September 14, 1901)

Born:
January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio

Died:
September 14, 1901, in Buffalo, New York

Age at death:
58

Elected from:
Ohio

Political Party:
Republican

Other Government Positions:
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1877-91
Governor of Ohio, 1892-96

Presidential Salary:
$50,000/year

Vice President:
Garret A. Hobart (1897-99);
Theodore Roosevelt (1901)

Secretary of State:
John Sherman (1897-98)
William R. Day (1898)
John M. Hay (1898-1901)

Secretary of the Treasury:
Lyman J. Gage (1897-1901)

Secretary of War:
Russel A. Alger (1897-99)
Elihu Root (1899-1901)

Attorney General:
Joseph McKenna (1897-98)
John W. Griggs (1898-1901)
Philander C. Knox (1901)

Postmaster General:
James A. Gary (1897-98)
Charles Emory Smith (1898-1901)

Secretary of the Navy:
John D. Long (1897-1901)

Secretary of the Interior
Cornelius N. Bliss (1897-99)
Ethan A. Hitchcock (1899-1901)

Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson (1897-1901)

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