Show president mckinley s life told in brief born january 9 1843 enlisted in union june 11 1861 comm as 1 eu tenant beetem 1862 made first lieutenant february 7 1863 made captain july 25 1864 admitted to the bar in march 1867 elected prosecute prose cut ng attorney in 1869 married january 5 1871 nominated for congress and elected in 1876 re elected to congress in 1878 succeeded president garfield as cha r man of ways and means committee december 1880 elected to congress in 1882 1884 1886 1888 defeated for congress in aiom bated for governor in june 1891 elected in november 1891 elected in november 1893 dominated fo pres dent june 1 1896 elected president november 3 1896 re elected ov ember f 1900 shot september D ed september 14 1901 |