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{{Villain Infobox|fullname = William McKinley|alias = President McKinley|origin = Niles, Ohio, United States|occupation = President of the United States (1897 - 1901)<br>Governor of Ohio (1892 - 1896)|goals = Annex Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippines (succeeded)|crimes = Warmongering<br>Oppression<br>Blowing up the USS Maine<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Extrajudicial execution|type of villain = Warmongering Imperialist|Image = William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896.jpg | {{Villain Infobox|fullname = William McKinley|alias = President McKinley|origin = Niles, Ohio, United States|occupation = President of the United States (1897 - 1901)<br>Governor of Ohio (1892 - 1896)|goals = Annex Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippines (succeeded)|crimes = Warmongering<br>Oppression<br>Blowing up the USS Maine<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Extrajudicial execution|type of villain = Warmongering Imperialist|Image = William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896.jpg | ||
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'''William McKinley '''(29th January 1843 - 14th September 1901) was the 25th president of the United States from 1897 - 1901, when he was assassinated by [[Leon Czolgosz]] | '''William McKinley '''(29th January 1843 - 14th September 1901) was the 25th president of the United States from 1897 - 1901, when he was assassinated by [[Leon Czolgosz]] on September 6, 1901 and died in September 14, 1901 later, He was the successor of [[Grover Cleveland]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
A Republican, McKinley was the last president to have served in the [[American Civil War]]; he was the only one to begin his service as an enlisted man, and end as a brevet major. After the war, he settled in Canton, Ohio, where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton. | A Republican, McKinley was the last president to have served in the [[American Civil War]]; he was the only one to begin his service as an enlisted man, and end as a brevet major. After the war, he settled in Canton, Ohio, where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton. |