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Up for sale "Illinois Senator" William B. McKinley Hand Signed 3X5 Card. There is a crease on the bottom right of the card no affecting the signature.
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William Brown McKinley (September 5,
1856 – December 7, 1926) was a United States Senator from
the State of Illinois. He was a member of the Republican Party.
He was born near Petersburg, Illinois. After
graduating from the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, McKinley became a drug clerk
in Springfield. He returned
to Champaign to become a banker. In 1902, he was elected a trustee of the
university. McKinley ran for U.S. House of
Representatives in 1905, winning his first of four consecutive
terms. In 1913, he ran for the U.S. Senate against Lawrence Yates Sherman and
lost. He ran for Congress again in 1914 and won, serving from 1915 until 1921.
In 1920, McKinley ran against Sherman for the Senate, this time winning. In
1926, he ran for re-election and lost to Frank L. Smith (who ultimately was denied the seat by the
Senate on the grounds of fraud and corruption in his campaign). McKinley was
also chief executive of the Illinois Traction System.
The McKinley Bridge between Venice, Illinois and St Louis, Missouri was
named for him. The McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is also named for him. McKinley died on December 7, 1926, aged
70.
