Show I i I o t BIRTHOn BIRTH J JOn On January 29 9 18 1813 II William 11 Me- Me IC i iI y twenty fifth president O OI or ortho tho tIme United States was born bora at t tI ti I lIes o. o I As S the seventh in a family of ot nine iM i I children McKinley was obliged to in industry ln-l ln enter cuter at an early carly a ago o the time iron dush tho time trade trado of ot his Imis father lIt lie studied t at Allegheny 11 eh college but bul left IcU it to teach school Deserting the classroom t to nl 1 at the outbreak of or tho Limo Civil II w s served ed nErl with ouch uch dUl tion lion with the Ito Union army almy that lie he lieas Wj was aa as mustered out a a. major I j i After ter studying law hams and amid tho bar he ho attracted attention by campaigning for Cor Rutn- Rutn fur fOt or erford Hayes who was running governor o of or Ohio As Aft a result MC- MC Ic Kinley- Kinley was waR elected to congress and served seven consecutive terms In iii tho the lower loner hou house In hi iSil 1891 ho lie was elected governor o of or his work at attracted nt- nt Ohio ami arul again attention When hn the flu KC- publicans convened at Sf S. Louis to nominate a 3 candidate for tor president pre McKinley was wall easily till tho choice j TIme The out events hie VH marked first as nl were serc rc tIme the Sp I lh ihm h war and the lie 1 n- n of or Porto Rico the PhiliP PhiliPpines pines anti and th time the Island of oC Gu Guam m. m Tho Tim president wa was l l hut but 1 hi hia If I hI his term W wan Ws cut phort short J nn a ii bullet I ills His dM t plunged the nation in jn deep f J I ill it |