1843–1901
William McKinley
President of the United States from 1897 to 1901
58years old at death
21,412days lived
27%of the people on this site died younger
William McKinley was born on 29 January 1843 and died on 14 September 1901, aged 58 years and 228 days. That is 21,412 days in all.
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