What is another word for William McKinley?

Pronunciation: [wˈɪli͡əm mə kˈɪnlɪ] (IPA)

William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. He is also known by some synonyms, including Major McKinley due to his service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was also nicknamed the "Napoleon of Protection," referencing his support for high tariffs and protective trade policies. McKinley's Presidency is also known for the Spanish-American War, which saw the U.S. gain control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. He is also remembered for the gold standard legislation he signed into law, which kept the U.S. dollar tied to gold.

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    american politician, 25th President of the United States, Civil War Veteran, Leader of the Republican Party, Member of the US House of Representatives.

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  • Yet this Charteris speaks from a perished world, he babbles of a civilization as dead as Babylon's... [In 1918, for example,] Woodrow Wilson was filling, accurately, the former station of William McKinley and of James K. Polk; and in many quarters was being taken quite as seriously as had been his predecessors during their own personally directed wars for moral principles so consistently elevated that they have never yet sunk into human comprehension.
    James Branch Cabell

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