William McKinley, Sr.
Manufacturing, Deceased Person
1807 – 1892
Who was William McKinley, Sr.?
William McKinley, Sr. was an American manufacturer, notable for being a pioneer of the iron industry in eastern Ohio, and best known as the father of President William McKinley.
He was born to James S. McKinley and Mary Rose in Pine Township, Pennsylvania on November 15, 1807. The second of thirteen children, he moved to New Lison, Ohio in 1809. Working in the iron business, as had his father, he operated foundries in New Lisbon, Niles, Poland, and finally Canton. He married Nancy Allison Campbell on January 6, 1829. His parents James S. and Mary Rose McKinley, both died in South Bend Indiana on August 20, 1847.
Kinley Sr. was a Whig and later a Republican party member, and an "ardent advocate" for a protective tariff.
He died in Canton, Ohio on November 24, 1892. He was the father of 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, along with 8 other children:
David Allison McKinley
Anna McKinley
James Rose McKinley
Mary McKinley
Helen Minerva McKinley
Sarah Elizabeth McKinley
Abigail Celia McKinley
Abner Osborn McKinley
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- Born
- Nov 15, 1807
Pine Township - Also known as
- William McKinley
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Allegheny College
- Died
- Nov 24, 1892
Canton
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on July 23, 2013
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