William McKinley

:The name "Mckinley" redirects here. For other uses, see McKinley, including Mount McKinley.

Assassination

McKinley was shot by Leon F. Czolgosz, a Republican turned Anarchist, on September 6, 1901, while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He died of blood poisoning from his infected wounds at the house of John Milburn (currently, Canisius High School is located on the site), at 2:15 a.m. on Saturday September 14, 1901. He was the third U.S. president to be assassinated. His body was interred in the McKinley Monument adjacent to West Lawn Cemetery in Canton, Ohio. President Theodore Roosevelt, Ohio Governor Andrew L. Harris and other speakers saluted the fallen President at the McKinley Memorial.

Related Topics:
Leon F. Czolgosz - Anarchist - September 6 - 1901 - Pan-American Exposition - Buffalo, New York - Blood poisoning - John Milburn - Canisius High School - September 14 - McKinley Monument - Theodore Roosevelt - Andrew L. Harris

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