| − | '''William McKinley''' was the 25th [[Presidents of the United States| President of the United States]], serving from 1897 until 1901. He was born in [[Ohio]]. He was referred to as the "advance agent of prosperity" due to the fact that he did not advocate the silver standard, as did [[William Jennings Bryan]], against whom he ran in both [[United States presidential election, 1896|1896]] and [[United States presidential election, 1900|1900]]. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/wm25.html] His administration was notable for the [[Spanish-American War]] of 1898, which McKinley reluctantly entered after a large amount of public and media pressure. He was shot by an [[anarchist]], [[Leon Czolgosz]], in [[Buffalo]], [[New York]] on [[September]] 6, 1901. He died eight days later. | + | '''William McKinley''' was the 25th [[Presidents of the United States| President of the United States]], serving from 1897 until 1901. He was born in [[Ohio]]. He was referred to as the "advance agent of prosperity" due to the fact that he did not advocate the silver standard, as did [[William Jennings Bryan]], against whom he ran in both the [[United States presidential election, 1896|1896 Presidential Election]] and [[United States presidential election, 1900|1900 Presidential Election]]. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/wm25.html] His administration was notable for the [[Spanish-American War]] of 1898, which McKinley reluctantly entered after a large amount of public and media pressure. He was shot by an [[anarchist]], [[Leon Czolgosz]], in [[Buffalo]], [[New York]] on [[September]] 6, 1901. He died eight days later. |