William McKinley died peacefully from natural causes.
However , his legacy was quickly cut short when he was shot on September 6 , 1901 by Leon Czolgosz , a second-generation Polish-American with anarchist leanings ; McKinley died eight days later , and was succeeded by his Vice President Theodore Roosevelt .	Theodore Roosevelt	Theodore Roosevelt	he was shot	Assassination of William McKinley	Leon Czolgosz	Leon Czolgosz	Polish-American	Polish-American	anarchist	Anarchism in the United States
