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[[image:Leonczolgosz55.jpg|thumb|right| Leon Czolgosz]]
[[image:Leonczolgosz55.jpg|thumb|right| Leon Czolgosz]]
'''Leon Czolgosz''' was the assasin of President [[William McKinley]]. He involved with various anarchist groups, and he was influenced by known anarchists such as [[Emma Goldman]]. On September 6, 1901, he shot and killed the president in Buffalo, New York. The assasination took place at the [[Pan-American Exposition]], a large exposition/fair. Czolgosz was executed by the electric chair on October 29, 1901.
'''Leon Czolgosz''' was the assasin of President [[William McKinley]]. He involved with various anarchist groups, and he was influenced by known anarchists such as [[Emma Goldman]]. On September 6, 1901, he shot and killed the president in Buffalo, New York. The assasination took place at the [[Pan-American Exposition]], a large exposition/fair. Czolgosz was [[Capital punishment|executed]] by the electric chair on October 29, 1901.
His crime is the subject of the song, "The Ballad of Czolgosz," in the [[Stephen Sondheim]] musical [[Assassins]].
His crime is the subject of the song, "The Ballad of Czolgosz," in the [[Stephen Sondheim]] musical [[Assassins]].
[[category:political people]]
[[category:political people]]