William McKinley
TWENTY-FIFTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
1897–1901
November 13, 1893 letter from William McKinley to Bishop John
H. Vincent.
William McKinley (1843–1901) was an active Methodist layman who
had considered entering the ministry. John Heyl Vincent (1832
–
1920)
was a prominent minister, educator, editor, and cofounder of the
Chautauqua Institution. In this typescript letter McKinley thanked
Bishop Vincent for congratulating him on his recent re-election to the
office of Governor of Ohio.
June 24, 1896 letter fromGovernor
William McKinley to Bishop John
H. Vincent concerning McKinley
becoming the Republican Party’s
presidential candidate.
