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 (9) was March 2020 with an average selling price of $275.00 for an autographed item of William McKinley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2023 with $5,399.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.95 was August 2023. In average, an autographed item from William McKinley is worth $301.01.
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Latest News about William McKinley
A ‘proponent of spectacle,’ director Philip William McKinley goes organic in ‘Sh (02/23/2015): The vast majority of audience members who file out of Encore Theater say that they would recommend “Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers” to their family and friends, and the recommendation here, too, is to check out this talent-laden effort. William McKinley: An under-rated President? (01/29/2015): He was a war hero who led America out of a recession, won a war and re-election, defined modern election campaigns, and died at an assassin’s hand. So why don’t historians respect William McKinley? AM Linkage: Get to Know the William McKinley Monument; Airbnb Drama (04/15/2014): · Best selfie ever taken atop Bernal Hill · 'Silicon Valley' episode 2 recap: How to become an a**hole · The Golden Gate Bridge could've had a submerged 'boat tunnel' · Protected marine areas in Northern California may soon... 
The William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum needs to raise $43,000 to p (04/03/2014): First lady Ida McKinley wears a tiny tiara and feather in this 1901 portrait. Museum's curator Kim Kenney says finding personal items such as Ida's tiara is rare. William McKinley Cochran (02/11/2014): A viewing will be held at 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Thursday, February 13, 2014 at San Jacinto Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, February 14, 2014 at San Jacinto Funeral Chapel with interment to follow in our cemetery.
Older News Stories about William McKinley
Notable deaths: Christopher Chataway; William McKinley Branch (01/2014): Christopher Chataway, Olympian, politician; William McKinley Branch, minister, probate judge William McKinley gets new home (09/2013): Workers place the statue of President William McKinley on a new platform on Friday. The statue is near the front entrance of the new Niles McKinley High School on Dragon Drive. President William McKinley's former Poland home to be recognized (06/2013): The home where President William McKinley once lived is gone, but not forgotten. Lazaro Arbos Wants to Visit Glee's William McKinley High School Next (04/2013): The American Idol contestant really wants to be on Glee, and he also wants to see the world William McKinley High: 'Glee,' 'Freaks And Geeks,' 'The Wonder Years' Share The (09/2012): If the name of the school on “Glee” rings a bell, it might be because William McKinley High was also the setting for two of TV’s other finest portraits of teen angst: “Freaks and Geeks” and “The Wonder Years.” So, why is the 25th president of the United States such a popular namesake? Jury to decide William McKinley Hammonds punishment for shooting conviction (07/2012): A Brazos County jury will be asked to assess punishment Friday for a 30-year-old Hearne man who was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for shooting his brother-in-law in the face with a shotgun.
