1901 by Leon Frank Czolgosz with a .32 pistol.
He was the third to be assassinated and the 25th US president.
Theodore Roosevelt became President in 1901 when President William McKinley was assassinated that year. Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States.
William McKinley.
He was, yes.
William McKinley
Vice president Theodore Roosevelt became president upon the death of McKinley.
President William McKinley
McKinley had that unfortunate distinction.
The 25th President of the United States was William McKinley. President McKinley was elected in 1896, reelected in 1900 and was in office from March 4, 1897 until September 14, 1901 when he was assassinated.
Theodore Roosevelt was a Republican. He was 42 when McKinley was assassinated and TR became President.
President William McKinley
Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley on September 6, 1901 in Buffalo, New York.