William McKinley
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| William McKinley;
Twenty-Fifth President of the United States | |
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| Born | January 29, 1843 |
| Died | September 14, 1901 |
| Term | 1897-1901 |
William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from 1897 until 1901. 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 shaot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, in Buffalo, New York on September 6, 1901. He died eight days later.