P 399 William McKinley Presidential Collection

              P 399
William McKinley Presidential Collection
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OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Audiovisual Collections
P 399
William McKinley Presidential Collection
( Ca. 1861 - 1980)
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number:
P 399
Title:
William McKinley Presidential Collection
Creator:
Unknown
Dates:
Ca. 1861 - 1980
Media:
Photographs, prints, digital prints, postcards and ephemera
Quantity:
0.83 cubic feet
Location:
Ohio Historical Center
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COLLECTION
William McKinley was the twenty- fifth President of the United States. He was born on January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio. For a brief period he attended Allegheny College and then taught school. In 1861 he enlisted as a private in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E under the command of Rutherford B. Hayes. In 1865 he left the service as a brevet rank of Major. He studied law in Ohio and New York and was admitted to the bar in 1867. He opened a law practice in Canton, Ohio. In 1869 he became a prosecuting attorney of Stark County. He married Ida Saxton on January 25, 1871. From 1876 to 1890 he served as a Republican representative in the United States Congress. He served as governor of Ohio from 1891 to 1896. In 1896 he was elected President of the United States and led the nation as commander in chief during the Spanish- American War. McKinley was elected to a second term in 1900. Unfortunately, his second term was cut short when McKinley was assassinated in 1901 while attending the Pan- American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
The William McKinley Presidential Collection contains original photographs, photographic reproductions, digital reproductions, prints, postcards and ephemera items related to the McKinley family, political career of William McKinley, memorial ceremonies following his death and monuments built in McKinley’s honor.