McKinley, William

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1. A political leader of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; he was president from 1897 to 1901. McKinley, a Republican, led the United States during the Spanish-American War, although he at first opposed taking action against Spain. The United States annexed the Philippines in his presidency. McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist (see anarchism) shortly after his reelection.

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McKinley's presidency is often remembered as a time of rising American jingoism and imperialism.

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Elizabeth McKinley, William's daughter, told BBC News NI all about how her father - who "wasn't really an excitable man at the best of times" - came home to tell her the star had come into his Drum Sounds shop.

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“If there is one small consolation all of us can take from recent events in Ukraine, it is that the country has been introduced to public servants like Ambassadors Marie Yovanovitch, Michael McKinley, William Taylor and DAS George Kent,” the letter said.

From Washington Post

McKinley, William, and the Spanish War, 2, 74; Philippine Policy of his administration disapproved by J., 93, 94, 289; and Roosevelt, J.'s description of, 94; mentioned, 50, 101, 102, 109.

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McKinley, William, reports Platform 1884, 202;   reports platform 1888, 216;   receives some votes in convention, 1888, 225;   Tariff Bill of 1890, 227;   mentioned for nomination 1892, 230;   presides over convention, 1892, 231;   receives some votes, 1892, 238;   quoted, 244;   candidate, 1896, 245;   nominated, 255;   biographical sketch, 256;   first term begins, 260;   nominated 1900, 273;   second term begins, 283;   assassinated, 283;   his last words, 284;   his cabinets, 302.

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McKinley, William, and his mother, 308; last words of, 296; grave of, 490.

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