William McKinley
1843 – 1901 American 25th President of the United States
Twenty-fifth U.S. president who led the Spanish-American War.
- Religion
- Methodist
- Affiliations
- Republican Party; a documented Freemason (Hiram Lodge, Virginia).
McKinley led the country through the Spanish-American War of 1898, gaining Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. He backed the gold standard and protective tariffs. He was assassinated in 1901 and succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
In the timeline
- 1896 McKinley wins the realigning 1896 election mentioned
- 1897 Roosevelt resigns as Police Commissioner mentioned
- 1898 US troops sent to Cuba against Spanish rule mentioned
- 1901 Assassination of President McKinley mentioned
- 1902 Secret Service takes on full-time presidential protection mentioned