William McKinley Finish:none The Royal Closet in St

The Royal Closet in St James's Palace

There had been a number of explosions in London in recent months

Long inscription containing the subject's honours and offices

Interior view of Crosby Hall at no 36 Bishopsgate

Aftermath of a duel

William McKinley Finish:none The Royal Closet in StWilliam McKinley, 25th President of the United States, 19th century. McKinley (1843 1901) was born in Niles, Ohio. He became a lawyer and, in 1877, entered Congress as a Republican, becoming a leading tarriff expert. Elected President in 1896 and for a second term four years later, he was shot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, at the Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo, on 6th September 1901 and died on 14th September.