William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) 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 …

3 days ago · According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the mountain was named for McKinley in 1896 by William Andrews Dickey, a prospector and McKinley backer who wrote an account of his Alaskan adventures in ...

3 days ago · Pitting the Ohio-born Republican nominee and former Ohio governor, William McKinley, against the Democratic nominee, former Nebraska Congressman William Jennings Bryan, the election focused mainly on America’s money supply. Still suffering from the Panic of 1893 financial crisis, Americans in 1896 were divided on how best to recover from the ...

Jan 21, 2025 · A former president from Ohio could play a big role in shaping President Donald Trump's policies. Trump's a fan of President William McKinley, giving the Canton native a major shout-out in his ...

1 day ago · William Jennings Bryan campaigned twice against McKinley on a platform that blasted the “special interests” of big banks and corporations and blessed the organizing of labor unions.

2 days ago · ASMA KHALID, BYLINE: In the late 19th century, William McKinley was a congressman from Ohio. DOUGLAS IRWIN: And he ushered through a tariff bill in 1890. KHALID: That's Douglas Irwin. He's an ...

3 days ago · William McKinley (born January 29, 1843, Niles, Ohio, U.S.—died September 14, 1901, Buffalo, New York) was the 25th president of the United States (1897–1901). Under McKinley’s leadership, the United States went to war against Spain in 1898 and thereby acquired a global empire, which included Puerto Rico , Guam , and the Philippines .

Born in Niles, Ohio, William McKinley had a stunning career as a teacher, attorney, Stark County prosecutor and a Civil War Major—all before being elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and then serving two terms as Ohio Governor.

Aug 23, 2024 · President McKinley, the 25 th president of the United States was one of them. Born in Niles, Ohio, in 1843, McKinley would become a teacher and would go on to serve in the as a private in the Union Army at the onset of the Civil War. After the war he became a lawyer, and opened his own practice in Canton, Ohio.

After losing a bid for a seventh term in Congress, he was elected to two terms as the governor of Ohio, serving from 1891 to 1896. When McKinley's name was put forth as a presidential candidate in the mid-1890s, he began what became known as his "front porch campaign" inviting voters to visit him at home.