William McKinley

William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio, USA as William McKinley Jr.

Had two daughters Katherine "Katie" McKinley (1871-1875) and Ida McKinley (April 1873-August 1873) who died as children.

He was an actor, known for President McKinley Reviewing the Troops (1899), President McKinley (1899) and President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition (1901). He was married to Ida McKinley.

McKinley was the third US President to be assassinated. He was killed in September of 1901 by Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was greeting visitors who were in line to meet him when Czolgosz approached him with a bandage on his hand. Inside the bandage was a pistol and he shot McKinley twice in the stomach. McKinley died of his wounds eight days later. Czolgosz claimed that the government was evil and sick and should be dismantled from the top down. He was tried, convicted and executed in the electric chair.

Pictured on a 5¢ US postage stamp issued 30 April 1904, as part of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition series.

Pictured on a US 7¢ regular-issue postage stamp issued 1 May 1923.

His portrait graced the $500 bill in the Series of 1928 and 1934, the latter being the last series of denominations over $100 printed by the United States. Although they hadn't been printed for many years, bills over $100 were officially discontinued by the U.S. Treasury in 1969, and the McKinley $500 bill stopped circulating.

Pictured on the 25¢ US postage stamp in the Presidential Series, issued 2 December 1938.

Inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame in 1992 (inaugural class).