Who is William McKinley?
William McKinley is best known as the 25th President of the United States of America. His service to the country, however, began long before his time in office as president. McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio on 29 January 1843, and like many young men his age, he enlisted in the Civil War in 1861, fighting on the side of the Union Army. After serving in the Civil War, McKinley attended Albany Law School. He practiced law for a while, and became the prosecuting attorney of Sark County, serving from 1869 to 1871. In 1871 William McKinley married Ida Saxton.