William McKinley Memorial Monument and William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum
By Christopher Skelley
William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, but he considered Canton his home. It is where he practiced as a lawyer, where he met his beloved wife, Ida Saxton, and where he successfully campaigned for political office: first as Congressman, then Governor, and eventually for President. The spot where his memorial now sits is a place that Mr. McKinley personally enjoyed visiting, and is the same site he had suggested as a setting for a memorial to fallen Soldiers and Sailors. <MORE>
By Christopher Skelley
William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, but he considered Canton his home. It is where he practiced as a lawyer, where he met his beloved wife, Ida Saxton, and where he successfully campaigned for political office: first as Congressman, then Governor, and eventually for President. The spot where his memorial now sits is a place that Mr. McKinley personally enjoyed visiting, and is the same site he had suggested as a setting for a memorial to fallen Soldiers and Sailors. <MORE>
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