William Mckinley

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• President from 1897-1901
• Republican, elected two terms
• Born in Niles, Ohio
• Vice President- Teddy Roosevelt

Military/ Major Events

• Fought for the Union in the Civil War 
• Entered a private, left a major  
• As President he won the Spanish- American war
• Gained colonies such as the Phillipeans
• Brought country out of a major recession

Legacy

• highest tariff in history
• gained Hawaii as a state
• beat a rebellion in the Phillipeans
• open door policy with Chine
• pushed for a currency using only gold

Fun Facts

• Assassinated at start of second term
• shot twice but lived for 8 days
• Teddy Roosevelt became new President
• Teddy became young President ever

Sources

• bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
• whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/