Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | History of the Collection | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1843, Jan. 29 | Born, Niles, Ohio |
| 1859 | Taught school near Poland, Ohio |
| 1860 | Attended one term at Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. |
| 1861-1865 | Joined the Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a private; advanced during the Civil War to rank of major |
| 1865-1867 | Studied law |
| 1867 | Admitted to the bar; established law practice, Canton, Ohio |
| 1869-1871 | Prosecuting attorney, Stark Co., Ohio |
| 1871 | Married Ida Saxton |
| 1876-1883 | Member, United States House of Representatives, eighteenth district of Ohio |
| 1886-1891 | Member, United States House of Representatives, eighteenth district of Ohio |
| 1892-1896 | Governor, Ohio |
| 1893 | Declared bankruptcy |
| 1896-1901 | President of the United States |
| 1901, Sept. 6 | Shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz while attending a Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1901, Sept. 14 | Died, Buffalo, N.Y. |