Leon Frank Czolgosz (/ ˈtʃɒlɡɒʃ / CHOL-gosh; [2] Polish: [ˈlɛɔn ˈt͡ʂɔwɡɔʂ]; May 5, 1873 – October 29, 1901) was an American laborer and anarchist who assassinated United States President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York. The president died on September 14 after his wound became infected.

Jan 1, 2025 · Leon Czolgosz (born 1873, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died October 29, 1901, Auburn, New York) was an American labourer and anarchist who fatally shot U.S. Pres. William …

May 19, 2022 · On September 6, 1901, Leon Czolgosz shot President William McKinley twice at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen.

Nov 16, 2009 · On October 29, 1901, President William McKinley ’s assassin, Leon Czolgosz, is e xecuted in the electric chair at Auburn Prison in New York. Czolgosz had shot McKinley on September 6, 1901; the...

Leon Czolgosz was a Polish-American anarchist who assassinated American President William McKinley. Born to first generation Polish immigrant parents, he was brought up in poverty and moved from place to place.

Jan 24, 2018 · Leon Czolgosz stood in line and counted the people between him and the president of the United States. Nondescript, dressed in a dark suit, and wearing an innocent expression, Czolgosz (pronounced chlgsh) looked younger than his 28 years.

Czolgosz was tried by the Supreme Court of the State of New York and found guilty of murder in 2 days. He was electrocuted at the Auburn (N.Y.) State Prison on 29 Oct. 1901 and buried in an unmarked grave on the prison grounds.

Aug 28, 2023 · On Oct. 29, 1901, Czolgosz was put to death using the electric chair in Auburn, New York. Before the coffin was buried on the prison grounds, sulfuric acid was poured...

May 5, 2020 · When he arrived in Buffalo on the last day of August 1901, he rented a room above John Nowak’s saloon for two dollars a week. Czolgosz—slender, clean-shaven, brown-haired, blue-eyed, twenty-eight years old—survived mostly on milk and bread. He didn’t talk much.