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3 unusual facts about Ida Saxton McKinley


Ida Saxton McKinley

They did not begin courting until after she returned from a Grand Tour of Europe in 1869.

She was buried next to him and their two daughters in Canton's McKinley Memorial Mausoleum.

Many of the social chores normally assumed by the First Lady fell to Mrs. Jennie Tuttle Hobart, wife of Vice President Garret Hobart.


Katherine McKinley

Katherine "Katie" McKinley (December 25, 1871 – June 25, 1875) was the first daughter of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley and his wife, Ida Saxton McKinley.


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