William McKinley

"Kent Brockman reporting live from the Springfield rail yards, where Lady Gaga's fabulous freighter has bumped and grinded its way into town. Suffice it to say, this is the most culturally significant train to stop here since the McKinley funeral cortege paused to pick up casket ice."

―Kent Brockman

"Tough times huh? I've lived through twelve recessions, eight panics and five years of McKinleynomics. I'll survive this."

―Mr. Burns

William McKinley

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Deceased Occupation: 25th President of the United States Relatives: Wife: Ida Saxton McKinley First mentioned: "Old Money" First appearance: "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts"

William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from 1897-1901. He was assassinated in Buffalo, New York six months into his second term and succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.

History

After inheriting Bea Simmons' fortune, Grampa visited Herman's Military Antiques and bought a fez. He then left behind his old hat which Herman took and put on display by the window and billed it as "the hat McKinley was shot in".

When the Simpson family were chosen to be in the reality television show The 1895 Challenge, Homer lamented that in 1895 they would be too late to save Lincoln and too soon to save McKinley.

A picture of McKinley was seen in a book of U.S. Presidents that Superintendent Chalmers showed Bart, before Bart developed an interest in Theodore Roosevelt.

Grampa's hat, which Herman posed as William McKinley's.

Appearances

• Episode – "Old Money" (mentioned)
• Episode – "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Helter Shelter" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" (picture seen)
• Episode – "Lisa Goes Gaga" (mentioned)

External links

• William McKinley at Wikipedia