biography
| name: |
McKinley, Ida
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née Saxton
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pronunciation:
[muhkinlee]
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| female
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| lived:
| (1847–1907)
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| biography:
| US first lady (1897–1901), born in Canton, Ohio, USA. She married William McKinley in 1871. Following the untimely deaths of her mother and two daughters during 1873–5, she developed epilepsy and became an invalid. Her husband remained devoted to her and carefully tended to her, even while he was president. |
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