OVERVIEW:

BORN:
January 29, 1843:
Niles, Ohio

DIED:
September 14, 1901;
Buffalo, New York

EDUCATION:
Allegheny College (Meadville, PA)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1861-1865:
Union Army/ Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1861-1865)
Lawyer
1869-1871:
Prosecuting Attorney; Stark County, Ohio 
1877-1884:
U.S. House of Representatives 
1884:
Election to House Successfully Contested; 
Delegate, 1884 Republican National Convention
1885-1891:
U.S. House of Representatives; 
Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee (1889-1891)
Delegate, 1888 Republican National Convention
1890:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to House 
1891-1896:
Governor of Ohio;
Delegate, 1892 Republican National Convention
1897-1901:
25th President of the United States
1901:
Shot by Assassin in Buffalo, New York (September 6, 1901)

FIRST LADY:

VICE PRESIDENTS:

RESOURCES:

Papers (Library of Congress)

White House
Miller Center
American Presidents (C-SPAN)
History Channel
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia
Public Papers (American Presidency Project)
Speech Archive (Miller Center)
McKinley’s Masterpieces (Selections from Public Addresses)
Speeches and Addresses 
Speeches and Addresses
Library of Congress

NOTABLE BOOKS:

1896 ELECTION:

REPUBLICAN:
WILLIAM MCKINLEY (PRESIDENT)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 292 (65.3%)
Popular Vote: 7,219,193 (51.7%)

DEMOCRAT/ POPULIST:
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (PRESIDENT)
ARTHUR SEWALL/ THOMAS WATSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 155 (34.7%)
Popular Vote: 6,357,698 (45.5%)

1897 INAUGURATION:

1897 Address (Draft, Transcript, Video)
Library of Congress (1897)
Joint Congressional Committee  (1897)

1900 ELECTION:

REPUBLICANS:
WILLIAM MCKINLEY (PRESIDENT)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 292 (65.3%)
Popular Vote: 7,219,193 (51.7%)

DEMOCRATS:
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (PRESIDENT)
ADLAI E. STEVENSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 155 (34.7%)
Popular Vote: 6,357,698 (45.5%)

1901 INAUGURATION:

1901 Address (Draft, Transcript)
Library of Congress (1901)
Video (Oath of Office, Traveling to Capitol)
Joint Congressional Committee  (1901)

ASSASSINATION: SEPTEMBER 6, 1901

Newspapers (Library of Congress)
The Last Days of a President (Library of Congress)
New York Times
Wikipedia

MCKINLEY ADMINISTRATION:

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE: 
James Wilson (1897–1913)

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR:
Cornelius N. Bliss (1897–1899)
Ethan A. Hitchcock (1899–1907)

William McKinley Tomb (Ohio)
McKinley Presidential Library and Museum (Ohio)
McKinley Birthplace Home and Research Center (Ohio)
McKinley Birthplace Museum (Ohio)

ARTICLES:

Obituary,9/7/1901 (NYT)
Mr. McKinley as President (The Atlantic, 3/1901)