Leon Czolgosz
Leon Czolgosz | |
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Czolgosz in 1899 | |
| Born | Leon Frank Czolgosz May 5, 1873 |
| Died | October 29, 1901 (aged 28) Auburn Prison, Auburn, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by electric chair |
| Occupation | Wireworker |
| Known for | Assassination of William McKinley |
| Conviction | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 1 (William McKinley) |
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Leon Frank Czolgosz (/ˈtʃɒlɡɒʃ/ CHOL-gosh; Polish: [ˈlɛɔn ˈt͡ʂɔwɡɔʂ]; May 5, 1873 – October 29, 1901) was an American wireworker and anarchist who assassinated United States president William McKinley on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York. McKinley died on September 14 after his wound became infected. Caught in the act, Czolgosz was tried, convicted, and executed by the State of New York seven weeks later on October 29, 1901.