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| William McKinley 25th President of the United States | |
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| Born | January 29, 1843 |
| Died | September, 14, 1901 |
| Term | 1897-1901 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Vice President | Garret Hobart (1897-1899) None (1899-1901) Theodore Roosevelt (1901) |
| Preceded by | Grover Cleveland |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Roosevelt |
William McKinley was the 25th 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 1896 and 1900. [1] 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.