The popular Democratic (see correction) president became the third to be assassinated in office, after Lincoln and Garfield. William McKinley was born on Jan. 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio. His family m… ...

William McKinley's inauguration as president in 1897 had been the climax of his historic Front Porch Campaign of 1896, ... Still, when McKinley was sworn in on Thursday March 4, 1897, ...

On March 4, 1897, William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901) became the 25th President of the United States of America. Although the United States had avoided becoming embroiled in the Cuban situation ...

William McKinley 25th president (1897-1901) Staff Writer. The Columbus Dispatch. Background/early life • William McKinley was born in Ohio and was teaching in a country school when the Civil War ...

This period was epitomized by President William McKinley (1897-1901), who was assassinated in 1901 and succeeded by American icon Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909).

After President McKinley’s inauguration in 1897, he quickly took action to end the depression caused by the Panic of 1893. He called a Special Session of Congress to pass the highest tariff in U ...

Gov. William McKinley of Ohio makes a speech during the U.S. presidential campaign in 1896. McKinley became the 25th president in 1897. Credit: AP ...

The GOP turned to Ohio Gov. William McKinley, ... For the period before 1897, therefore, the choice between silver and gold hinged mainly on one’s judgment about the desirable price trends.

Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller swears-in William McKinley as president as President Grover Cleveland watches on March 4, 1897. (Library of Congress via AP) When most presidents cite illustrious ...

Few communities in the country are known as the home of a U.S. president. Canton is among them. Today is the birthday of that man, President William McKinley Jr., who was in office from 1897 to ...

William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. A native of Niles, Ohio, McKinley was a Union officer in the Civil War and served ...