>William Mckinley<

Born: January 29, 1843, Niles, Ohio, U.S.

Died: September 14, 1901, Buffalo, New York
25th president of the United States (1897–1901).
Sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni McKinley, nagpunta sa digmaan laban sa
Espanya noong 1898 sa Estados Unidos at nang sa gayon ay nagkamit
ng isang pandaigdigang imperyo, na kung saan kasama ng Puerto Rico,
Guam at ang Pilipinas.

>William Howard Taft<

Born: September 15, 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died: March 8, 1930, Washington, D.C.
27th president of the United States (1909–13) And
10th chief justice of the United States (1921–30).
As the choice of Pres.
Theodore Roosevelt upang magtagumpay sa kanya at ipagpatuloy ang
progresibong Republican agenda, Taft bilang Pangulong malayo ang
loob ng mga progresibo — at mamaya Roosevelt — nang sa gayon ay
nag-aambag nang malaki sa isplit sa Republikano ranks noong 1912, sa
pagbubuo ng mga Bull Moose Party ( kilala rin bilang ang mga
progresibong partido), at sa kanyang nakakahiyang pagkatalo sa taong
iyon sa kanyang mga bid para sa isang pangalawang kataga.
>Wesley Meritt<
Wesley Merritt ay isang American major general na naglingkod sa ang
kaya niyong sa hukbo ng Estados Unidos sa panahon ng American Civil
War, American Indian Wars, digmaang Kastila-Amerikano, at ang
Philippine – American War.
Born: 16 June 1834, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 3 December 1910, Natural Bridge, Virginia, United States
Married to: Caroline Merritt
Education: United States Military Academy
Succeeded by: Elwell Stephen Otis
Books: Merritt and the Indian Wars: "Three Indian Campaigns", MORE

>Jacob Gould Schurman<

Si Jacob Gould Schurman ay isang tagapagturo na ipinanganak sa
Canada at diplomat, na naglingkod bilang Pangulo ng Cornell University
at embahador ng United States sa Germany.
Born: 2 May 1854, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died: 12 August 1942, Bedford Hills, New York, United States
Education: Prince of Wales College, Heidelberg University,
Acadia University, University of London
Under {McKinley’s leadership}, the United States went to war
against Spain in 1898 and thereby acquired a global empire,
which included Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

Theodore Roosevelt to succeed him and carry on the

progressive Republican agenda, {Taft} as president alienated
the progressives—and later Roosevelt—thereby contributing
greatly to the split in Republican ranks in 1912, to the
formation of the Bull Moose Party (also known as the
Progressive Party), and to his humiliating defeat that year in his
bid for a second term.

{Wesley Merritt} was an American major general who served in

the cavalry of the United States Army during the American Civil
War, American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, and the
Philippine–American War.

{Jacob Gould Schurman} was a Canadian-born educator and

diplomat, who served as President of Cornell University and
United States Ambassador to Germany.