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 McKinley, William
| How long did McKinley serve in the House of Representatives (in years)? | William McKinley
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12. He spanned 14 years in the House, but 12 as an actual member.
| When McKinley's great-great grandfather came to America, what colony did he settle in? | William McKinley
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Pennsylvania. David McKinley came to America from Ireland and settled in York County, Pennsylvania.
Niles. McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio (near Youngstown) on January 29, 1843. Canton is where McKinley lived most of his life. North Bend, Ohio is where William Henry Harrison is buried and Point Pleasant, Ohio was the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant.
| What condition did McKinley's wife Ida suffer from while he was president? | William McKinley
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epilepsy. McKinley would place a napkin or hankerchief over his wife when she suffered an attack.
| What future president was McKinley's commanding officer during the Civil War? | William McKinley
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Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes felt that McKinley served well under him during the Civil War.
| What governmental position did McKinley hold when he was nominated for the presidency in 1896? | William McKinley
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Governor of Ohio. McKinley was governor of Ohio from 1892 to 1896.
| McKinley's Democratic opponent in the general election in 1896 was who? | William McKinley
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William Jennings Bryan. Bryan was also McKinley's opponent in the 1900 general election. Bryan was also William Howard Taft's opponent in the 1908 general election.
Garrett Hobart. Hobart was McKinley's first vice-president but he died in office in 1899. Roosevelt was, of course, McKinley's vice-president for the second term. Sherman was Taft's vice-president and Morton was Benjamin Harrison's vice-president.
| In what year did McKinley sign the resolution annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the US? | William McKinley
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1898. McKinley signed the resolution annexing Hawaii in July of that year.
| When the US declared war on Spain in 1898, what was the final tally in the senate? | William McKinley
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42-35. The vote in the House was not as close. The tally there was 310-6 in favor of war. McKinley, of coures, wholeheartedly supported the declaration of war.
| McKinley's first secretary of the interior was Cornelius Bliss. Why did Bliss eventually leave the cabinet? | William McKinley
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bored. Bliss just didn't find cabinet life interesting. He left the cabinet to return to private business.
| Where was the peace treaty signed that ended the Spanish-American War? | William McKinley
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Paris. The treaty was signed in Paris on December 10, 1898. The treaty was ratified on February 6, 1899. It was a complete victory for McKinley, as Spain handed over Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States.
| How many days after Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley did the president die? | William McKinley
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8. McKinley appeared to rally in the days after the shooting on Sept. 6, 1901 but gangrene developed around the path of the bullet and McKinley died on Sept. 14, 1901.
| In which city did McKinley not lie in state between the time of his death and burial? | William McKinley
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New York City. After his death in Buffalo, McKinley would first lie in state there. Then his body was returned to Washington for a state funeral. Then, McKinley was transported to Canton for burial.
Friday. McKinley was shot on Friday, September 6, 1901 in Buffalo, NY.
Leon Czolgosz. Leon Czolgosz was a factory worker and an avowed anarchist who shot McKinley because he felt "I don't believe that one man should have so much service and another should have none".
Temple of Music. The Temple of Music was the intended place for speeches by visiting dignitaries. Organ recitals and concerts were also held there.
Cleveland. McKinley was scheduled to visit a Grand Army of the Republic reunion in Cleveland after leaving Buffalo.
2. One bullet struck the president in the breastbone but went no further. The second tore into the left side of his abdomen and perforated the front and back of his stomach. It also nicked the top of one of his kidneys.
John Milburn. John Milburn was the president of the Pan-American Exposition.
Lake Champlain. Roosevelt was having lunch with the Vermont Fish and Game League on Lake Champlain when he was informed that the president had been shot.
8. McKinley was shot at 4:07pm on September 6, 1901. He died eight days later, at 2:15am, September 14, 1901.
Truman White. Truman White was a justice of the New York State Supreme Court at the time of Czolgosz's trial. White served on the court from 1900 to 1903.
John Hazel. Hazel, a U.S. District Court judge, swore in Roosevelt at the home of Buffalo attorney Ansley Wilcox at 3:35pm on the afternoon of September 14th.
45. Czolgosz was executed on October 29, 1901 at Auburn State Prison, 45 days after the president's death.
Electric chair. Czolgosz was the 50th person executed in New York State's electric chair. There is supposedly a film of the execution made by Thomas Edison but this is only a re-enactment of the execution.
Canton. Canton was the hometown of McKinley's wife Ida and their home after their marriage in 1871.
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