Leon Czolgosz the Assassin of the 25th President

== Early Years ==
Leon was born to a Polish American family in 1873, he lost his mother in 1883 and worked in a glass factory in his teen age years.
== Panic of 1893 and King of Italy ==
In 1893 he along with many workers went on strike and Leon became a radical socialist anarchist, he then moved to his father Paul's 50 acre land in Ohio which ended poorly after fights with his stepmother. He later attended a speech by fellow Anarchist Emma Goldman, he was later called a spy by a local newspaper company, he later learned of the assassination of King of Italy Umberto the first in July 29 1900 committed by anarchist Gaetano Bresci which led to him being more radical.
== Assassination and Execution ==
On August 31st 1901 Leon traveled to Buffalo, New York and shot William McKinley twice with a 32. Iver Johnson revolver resulting in his death 8 day later, he was later charged with first degree murder and executed by electric chair on October 29, 1901.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Czolgosz#Assassination_of_President_William_McKinley