William Mckinley 25th President Of The United States 19th Century

William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, 19th century. McKinley (1843-1901) was born in Niles, Ohio. He became a lawyer and, in 1877, entered Congress as a Republican, becoming a leading tarriff expert. Elected President in 1896 and for a second term four years later, he was shot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, on 6th September 1901 and died on 14th September. Artist Unknown. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)