This is a Cabinet card photograph of William McKinley (1843-1901) who was the 25th President of the United States. He was a veteran of the American civil war and a Republican. He was elected in both 1896 and 1900. He pushed for high tariffs on imports, led the nation during the Spanish-American War, and annexed the Philipines, Puerto Rico, Guam and Hawaii. He was assassinated in 1901 and succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
THE CABINET CARD GALLERY 