[Gutenberg 13893] • Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents / William McKinley, Messages, Proclamations, and Executive Orders / Relating to the Spanish-American War

[Gutenberg 13893] • Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents / William McKinley, Messages, Proclamations, and Executive Orders / Relating to the Spanish-American War

William McKinley, the twenty-fifth President of the United States, was born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, January 29, 1843. His ancestors on the paternal side, who were Scotch-Irish, came from Scotland and located in Pennsylvania.