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William McKinley
This engraving of President William McKinley was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Before the presidency, McKinley worked as a lawyer in Canton, Ohio, fought as a brevet major of volunteers with the Union Army, distinguished himself as a tariff expert during his 14-year career with the United States House of Representatives, and served as governor of Ohio. As president, McKinley oversaw United States involvement in the Spanish-American War, which led to the United States annexation of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Six months into his second term, McKinley was assassinated while standing in a receiving line at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
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