OOS Sculpture

William McKinley Memorial

Date Unknown / J. Massey Rhind / Niles

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Standing portrait of William McKinley in front of a large chair in The McKinley Memorial Library. The sculpture is surrounded by multiple bust of patrons to the memorial. Each bust is sculptured by J. Massey Rhind and are as follows; David Tod the Ohio Governor & pioneer in iron and steel manufacturing; Warren Harding the 29th President of US, Senator ; Cornelius Bliss the Secretary of the Interior ; William Rufus Day the US Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State ; John Hay the Presidential Secretary, Ambassador, Secretary of State ; Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States, Vice-President ;William Howard Taft the 27th President of the United States, Chief Justice ; Elihu Root the secretary of war, secretary of state, senator ; Philander Knox a lawyer, cabinet officer, us senator ; and Marcus Hanna a businessman, statesman & politician.

J. Massey Rhind also sculpted many indoor bust for the library including those of George Westinghouse, Chauncey Andrews, Henry Oliver, W. Harry Brown, Benjamin Jones, George Baker, George Garretson, Stevenson Burke,George Reeves, Robert McCurdy, James Barnett, Andrew Mellon, Elbert Gary ,George Greer, Alexander Byers ,Jeptha Wade, Jeremiah Reeves, James Hoyt, William Penn Snyder, Joseph McKenna, John Gates, Alexander Crawford, James Ward, Sr. , Henry Bessemer, J. Warner, James Farrell, John G. Battelle, F.H. Buhl, Andrew Carnegie, Joseph G Butler, Jr. , J.R. Thomas, and Charles Otis.

Location: State Route 46, 40 North Main Street

County

: Trumbull

Citation

: J. Massey Rhind, “William McKinley Memorial ,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed September 25, 2023, http://www.oos.sculpturecenter.org/items/show/169.

Title

William McKinley Memorial

Description

Standing portrait of William McKinley in front of a large chair in The McKinley Memorial Library. The sculpture is surrounded by multiple bust of patrons to the memorial. Each bust is sculptured by J. Massey Rhind and are as follows; David Tod the Ohio Governor & pioneer in iron and steel manufacturing; Warren Harding the 29th President of US, Senator ; Cornelius Bliss the Secretary of the Interior ; William Rufus Day the US Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State ; John Hay the Presidential Secretary, Ambassador, Secretary of State ; Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States, Vice-President ;William Howard Taft the 27th President of the United States, Chief Justice ; Elihu Root the secretary of war, secretary of state, senator ; Philander Knox a lawyer, cabinet officer, us senator ; and Marcus Hanna a businessman, statesman & politician.

J. Massey Rhind also sculpted many indoor bust for the library including those of George Westinghouse, Chauncey Andrews, Henry Oliver, W. Harry Brown, Benjamin Jones, George Baker, George Garretson, Stevenson Burke,George Reeves, Robert McCurdy, James Barnett, Andrew Mellon, Elbert Gary ,George Greer, Alexander Byers ,Jeptha Wade, Jeremiah Reeves, James Hoyt, William Penn Snyder, Joseph McKenna, John Gates, Alexander Crawford, James Ward, Sr. , Henry Bessemer, J. Warner, James Farrell, John G. Battelle, F.H. Buhl, Andrew Carnegie, Joseph G Butler, Jr. , J.R. Thomas, and Charles Otis.

Creator

Location City

Location County

Location Site

Location Street

40 North Main Street

Location Type

Media Sculpture Height

7 ft

Media Base Height

6 ft

Creation Date

01/01/1917