Person

William McKinley

25th president of the United States during the Spanish-American War and the emergence of the United States as a more overt imperial power.

Status: draft
Entity Type: person
Start Date: 29 Jan 1843
End Date: 14 Sep 1901

Summary

William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States.

Historical role

He matters here because his presidency is associated with the Spanish-American War, overseas expansion, and the consolidation of modern American power.

Connections

Useful for linking the rise of American imperial policy, late-19th-century politics, and the transition into the Progressive Era.