William McKinley William McKinley completed many things throughout his life. He served in the military, was governor and president of the United States of America. He had many jobs and roles in his life along with many interesting stories and occurrences. From his childhood in Ohio to being the most powerful man in the free world. President McKinley was born on January 29th, 1843.he was born in Niles, Ohio and later moved to New Lisbon. President McKinley’s early life wasn’t something of wonder but important to his overall life and legacy.he was the seventh child to William and Nancy McKinley who came from an English, Scots-Irish lineage. His dad, William McKinley sr. moved to Ohio when he was a kid. He married Nancy Allison Campbell on
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He had many things go on during his presidency. Such as the war with Spain. He also served as a brevet major in the 23rd Ohio infantry in the civil war and was the last president to serve in the civil war. He also annexed the Hawaiian Islands.
The story behind the Spanish American war is important to the overall picture and perception of William McKinley. What it is is a us ship was blown up, well some people did fake reports on it called yellow journaling, and said the Spanish blew it up. They eventually figured out that it was not the Spanish’s fault. But that was after we declared war on Spain and had a 100 day skirmish. During the war we ended up with many islands such Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands.
Sadly William McKinley’s story didn’t end in a fairy tell ending. On September 6th, 1902, McKinley was shot twice in the abdomen by Leon Czolgosz. He told a mob to not kill Czolgosz which saved the shooters life. When he was in the hospital his condition got better, even to the point some people left including vice president Theodore Roosevelt to go on a camping trip. But his condition worsened severely and at 2:15 September 14th, 8 days after the shooting president McKinley died of a gangrene
He had many things go on during his presidency. Such as the war with Spain. He also served as a brevet major in the 23rd Ohio infantry in the civil war and was the last president to serve in the civil war. He also annexed the Hawaiian Islands.
The story behind the Spanish American war is important to the overall picture and perception of William McKinley. What it is is a us ship was blown up, well some people did fake reports on it called yellow journaling, and said the Spanish blew it up. They eventually figured out that it was not the Spanish’s fault. But that was after we declared war on Spain and had a 100 day skirmish. During the war we ended up with many islands such Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands.
Sadly William McKinley’s story didn’t end in a fairy tell ending. On September 6th, 1902, McKinley was shot twice in the abdomen by Leon Czolgosz. He told a mob to not kill Czolgosz which saved the shooters life. When he was in the hospital his condition got better, even to the point some people left including vice president Theodore Roosevelt to go on a camping trip. But his condition worsened severely and at 2:15 September 14th, 8 days after the shooting president McKinley died of a gangrene