PRESIDENT WILLIAM McKINLEY

25th President of the United States (March 4, 1897 to September 14, 1901) Nickname: "Idol of Ohio" Born: January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio Died: September 14, 1901, in Buffalo, New York Father: William McKinley Mother: Nancy Campbell Allison McKinley Married: Ida Saxton (1847-1907), on January 25, 1871 Children: Katherine McKinley (1871-75); Ida McKinley (1873) Religion: Methodist Education: Attended Allegheny College Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Republican Other Government Positions: Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1877-91 Governor of Ohio, 1892-96 Presidential Salary: $50,000/year Points of Interest: Enacted the highest tariff in history in 1897 in an effort to protect American jobs. Oversaw the U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War (1898), which placed the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico under U.S. rule. Signed the Gold Standard Act of 1900, which made gold the basis of the U.S. currency. Sent troops to China to help put down the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. McKinley was the first presidential candidate to campaign over the telephone. McKinley was the third president to be assassinated.

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