Marcus Hanna

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Marcus Hanna
The Hanna Building was built as a memorial to U.S. Senator Marcus Hanna. Marcus Hanna grew up in the Cleveland area and earned his fortune as a shipping magnate and broker serving the iron and coal industries of Cleveland during the 1860s and 1870s. During the 1880s Hanna transitioned into politics by successfully helping William McKinley win the 1891 and 1893 Ohio gubernatorial elections, as well as the 1896 and 1900 presidential election. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1897 and served there until his death from typhoid fever in 1904.

Hanna became famed for the quote, "There are two important things in politics. The first is the money and I can't remember what the second is."

Image courtesy of the Library of Congress
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"Marcus Hanna" appears in: Hanna Theatre