Recollections of Full Years · Character
William McKinley
U.S. President who initiated American rule in the Philippines.
minor
Also known as McKinley, Mr. McKinley, President McKinley
First appearance: III: To the Philippines
William McKinley shows up with force in II: Cincinnati and Washington. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Summoned Taft to Washington and proposed he head the Philippine Commission; believed the work would take only six to nine months.
William McKinley first appears in 0005 iii to the philippines.
In II: Cincinnati and Washington: Summoned Taft to Washington and proposed he head the Philippine Commission; believed the work would take only six to nine months.
Later, in III: To the Philippines: President who appointed the Commission; remembered for his personal kindness and interest in the welfare of his administration members.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Philippine Colonial Network
- Protagonist
- Philippine-American War Figures
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William McKinley appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- II: Cincinnati and Washington
- III: To the Philippines
- VI: A Strange Environment
- Days of the Empire
- X: Governor Taft
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