Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1902 — PRESIDENT M’KINLEY’S CAREER [ARTICLE]

PRESIDENT M’KINLEY’S CAREER

Incident* In the Life of the Dead Soldier and Statesman. The following is a history of the late President’s life: Jan. 20. 1843 —Born at Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio. Jan. 29, 1860 —Entered Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. June 11, 1861—Unlisted as private, Company E, Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Sept. 24, 1862—Promoted from Commissary Sergeant to Second Lieutenant for bravery at battles of South Mountain and Antietam. Feb. 7, 1863 —Commissioned First Lieutenant. July 25, 1864 —Promoted Captain, battle of Kernstown. March 14, 1865—Brevetted Major by President Lincoln for gallant service. July 26, 1865 —Mustered out of service. March, 1867—Admitted to the bar at Warren, Ohio, after studying law at Albany, N. Y. March, 1869 —Elected Prosecuting Attorney, Stark County, Ohio. November, 1876 —Elected to Congress. November, 1888 —Re-elected to Congress for the seventh time. Jan. 11, 1892 —Inaugurated Governor of Ohio. Nov. 3, 1896 —Elected President of the United States. June 21, 1900 —Renominated for President. Nov. 6, 1900 —Re-elected President of the United States. March 4, 1901 —Inaugurated. Assassinated Sept. 6, 1901. Died Sept. 14, 1901.