William McKinley, the 25th President of the US, was assassinated in Buffalo NY while at the Pan-American Exposition. He was shot on September 6, 1901 and died on September 14, at which time Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th President.
William McKinley was a Republican from Ohio, and a Methodist.
President McKinley
William McKinley was assassinated in 1901.
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James Garfield was assassinated in 1881; William McKinley was shot and killed in 1901. No presidents were assassinated in 1870.
yes WilliamMcKinley Was a good president in my opinion. He was president from 1897-1901. Unfortunately he was assassinated in 1901 by Leon Frank Czolgosz.
In 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln. In 1881, Charles J Guiteau assassinated James A. Garfield. In 1901, Leon Frank Czolgosz assassinated William McKinley. In 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated John F. Kennedy.
Four U. S. Presidents have been assassinated. Five were shot, and at least one other was shot at without being hit, but it proved fatal for Abraham Lincoln in 1865, James A. Garfield in 1881, William McKinley in 1901 and John F. Kennedy in 1963.
United States Presidents who have been assassinated in office: 1. Abraham Lincoln April 14, 1865 Assassinated 2. James A. Garfield September 19, 1881 Assassinated July 2, 1881 3. William McKinley September 14, 1901 Assassinated September 6, 1901 4. John F. Kennedy November 22, 1963 Assassinated
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