William McKinley Autographs

William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a member of the Republican Party, he led a realignment that made Republicans largely dominant in the industrial states and nationwide for decades. He presided over victory in the Spanish–American War of 1898; gained control of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines; restored prosperity after a deep depression; rejected the inflationary monetary policy of free silver, keeping the nation on the gold standard; and raised protective tariffs.
McKinley was the last president to have served in the American Civil War; he was the only one to begin his service as an enlisted man and ended it as a brevet major. After the war, he settled in Canton, Ohio, where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton. In 1876, McKinley was elected to Congress, where he became the Republican expert on the protective tariff, which he believed would bring prosperity. His 1890 McKinley Tariff was highly controversial and, together with a Democratic redistricting aimed at gerrymandering him out of office, led to his defeat in the Democratic landslide of 1890. He was elected governor of Ohio in 1891 and 1893, steering a moderate course between capital and labor interests. He secured the Republican nomination for president in 1896 amid a deep economic depression and defeated his Democratic rival William Jennings Bryan after a front porch campaign in which he advocated "sound money" (the gold standard unless altered by international agreement) and promised that high tariffs would restore prosperity. Historians regard McKinley's victory as a realigning election in which the political stalemate of the post-Civil War era gave way to the Republican-dominated Fourth Party System, beginning with the Progressive Era.
McKinley's presidency saw rapid economic growth. He promoted the 1897 Dingley Tariff to protect manufacturers and factory workers from foreign competition and, in 1900, secured the passage of the Gold Standard Act. He hoped to persuade Spain to grant independence to rebellious Cuba without conflict. Still, when negotiation failed, he requested and signed Congress's declaration of war to begin the Spanish-American War of 1898, in which the United States saw a quick and decisive victory. As part of the peace settlement, Spain turned over to the United States its main overseas colonies of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines, while Cuba was promised independence but remained under the control of the United States Army until May 20, 1902. The United States annexed the independent Republic of Hawaii in 1898, and it became a United States territory.
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Traded items with a signature of William McKinley

The most expensive item with a signature of William McKinley (2021 ⚾ Topps Transcendent 1/1 Cut Autograph William McKinley Auto Signature 25th) was sold in April 2023 for $9,999.99 while the cheapest item (2020 Historic Autograph President William McKinley #25) found a new owner for $1.99 in November 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2017 with an average selling price of $181.47 for an autographed item of William McKinley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2020 with $2,238.88 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $16.50 was April 2021. In average, an autographed item from William McKinley is worth $258.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of William McKinley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1901 President William McKinley Secretary Signed Letter White House Stationary	$59.99
	1901 President William McKinley Secretary Signed Letter White House Stationary	$59.99
	MCK William McKinley 2 Secretarial Signed Documents	$16.50
	MCK William McKinley 2 Secretarial Signed Documents	$16.50
	Military Appointment 1899 signed by William McKinley	$317.00
	Military Appointment 1899 signed by William McKinley	$317.00
	President WILLIAM MCKINLEY Typed Letter Signed	$310.00
	President WILLIAM MCKINLEY Typed Letter Signed	$310.00
	RARE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED 1897 WILLIAM MCKINLEY PRESIDENT AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH	$500.00
	RARE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED 1897 WILLIAM MCKINLEY PRESIDENT AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH	$500.00
	USA 1901 William McKinley Autographed Photo With Personal Message 93154	$2,238.88
	William McKinley ~ Signed Autographed Presidential Document ~ PSA DNA	$995.00
	William McKinley ~ Signed Autographed Presidential Document ~ PSA DNA	$995.00
	WILLIAM McKINLEY Furniture WILLIAM C LEVERE Signed Letter / SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON	$51.00
	WILLIAM McKINLEY Furniture WILLIAM C LEVERE Signed Letter / SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON	$51.00