William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States.
Here are some interesting facts:
1. He was a very religious man. He kissed and read from the bible at his inauguration. He also use to sing hymns and invite guest to his house to sing with him.
2. William McKinley lost both children: Ida 4 months old and Katherine, 4 years old, in the 1870's. His wife was so devastated that she became an invalid for the rest of her life.
3. He was the first president to use campaign buttons.
4. William McKinley was the first president to ride in an automobile. He went to the hospital in an ambulance when he was shot.
5. When President McKinley was shot, he begged that the man who shot him not be hurt and that his secretary be careful in how Mrs. McKinley was told. He died 8 days later. His wife never returned to the White House and did not attend his burial rites. William McKinley was assassinated by Leon F. Czolgosz during the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He was the third president that was assassinated.