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William Wrigley Jr. (September 30, 1861–January 26, 1932) was a U.S. chewing gum industrialist. He was founder and eponym of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 1891. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Wrigley played an instrumental role in the history of Catalina Island, off the shore of Los Angeles, California. He bought the island in 1919 and improved the island with public utilities, new steamships, a hotel, the Casino building, and extensive plantings of trees, shrubs and flowers. However, William Wrigley Jr.'s greatest legacy was his plan for the future of Catalina Island — that it remain protected for all generations to enjoy. His son, P.K. Wrigley, eventually established the Catalina Island Conservancy for this in 1972 and transferred all family ownership to it. Wrigley is honored with the Wrigley Memorial in the Wrigley Botanical Gardens on the island.

Wrigley was also owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, which held its annual spring training on Catalina Island. Wrigley Field, the Cubs' ballpark in Chicago, is named for the owner. The now-demolished former home of the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League, at that time the Cubs' top farm team, was also called Wrigley Field. He purchased the Chicago Cubs from Albert Lasker in 1925.[1]

The Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona was partially financed, then wholly owned, by Wrigley, who finished the nearby Wrigley Mansion as a winter cottage in 1931. At 16,000 square feet it was the smallest of his five residences.

Wrigley left his fortune to daughter Dorothy Wrigley Offield, and son, P.K. Wrigley, who continued to run the company businesses for the next 45 years until his death.

His great-grandson William Wrigley, Jr. II is the executive-chairman and ex CEO of the Wrigley Company.

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William Perez, CEO & president • William Wrigley, Jr. II, chairman
Past CEOs and presidents: William Wrigley Jr. • Philip K. Wrigley • William Wrigley III • William Wrigley, Jr. II
Chewing gum
Airwaves • Big Red • Doublemint • Eclipse • Excel • Extra • Freedent • Juicy Fruit • Orbit • Spearmint • Surpass • Winterfresh • 5
Bubble gum and candy
Alpine • Altoids • Big League Chew • Bubble Tape • Hubba Bubba • Life Savers • Creme Savers • Ouch!
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Wrigley Building • Wrigley Field (Chicago) • Wrigley Field (Los Angeles) • Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies • Wrigley Square
Annual revenue: $517 million USD (FY 2005) | Employees: 14300 | Stock symbol: NYSE: WWY | Website: www.wrigley.com
William Wrigley may refer to:
  • William Wrigley Sr., soap manufacturer.
  • William Wrigley Jr., founder of William Wrigley Jr. Company (1st generation confectionery magnate).
  • William Wrigley III, 3rd generation confectionery magnate.
  • William Wrigley, Jr.

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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

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Founded Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1891
Headquarters 410 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois, USA

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The Catalina Island Conservancy (CIC) [1] is a nonprofit organization established to protect and conserve Santa Catalina Island, California. CIC was established in 1972 through the efforts of the Wrigley and Offield families.
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The Wrigley Botanical Gardens are located in 38 acres (154,000 m²) on Catalina Island, off the shore from Los Angeles, California, USA. The Garden places a special emphasis on California island endemic plants, i.e.
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Chicago Cubs Established 1876

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Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales.
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Los Angeles Angels were a minor league baseball based in Los Angeles, California that played from 1903 through 1957. They were members of the Pacific Coast League.

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Wrigley Field was a ballpark in Los Angeles which served as host to minor league baseball teams in the region for over 30 years, and was the home park for the Los Angeles Angels in their expansion season of 1961.
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Albert Lasker (1880-1952) is often considered to be the founder of modern advertising. He started out as a newspaper reporter while a teenager, but moved to Chicago and started working at Lord & Thomas advertising agency which he owned by the age of 20.
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The Arizona Biltmore Hotel is a resort located in Phoenix near 24th Street and Camelback Road. Noted for its distinct architecture and luxurious amenities, the Arizona Biltmore has long been among the most luxurious in the Phoenix region and recently joined the Hilton
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The Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix, Arizona is a landmark residence built between 1929 and 1931 by chewing-gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr. It sits atop a 100-foot knoll with views of greater Phoenix to the south, close to the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, which Wrigley owned.
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Philip Knight Wrigley (December 5 1894 - April 12 1977), sometimes also called P.K. or Phil. Born in Chicago, he was an American chewing gum manufacturer and executive in Major League Baseball, inheriting both those roles as the quiet son of his much more flamboyant father, William
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William Wrigley, Jr. II (Bill Wrigley, Jr.) (born 1964) is the current chairman and former CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. He turned over the office of CEO to William Perez on October 23, 2006.
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

Public (NYSE: WWY )
Founded Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1891
Headquarters 410 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois, USA

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William D. Perez succeeded William Wrigley, Jr. II as CEO of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the world's largest chewing-gum manufacturer. He is the first person outside the Wrigley family to head the 116-year-old company. He will also join Wrigley's board of directors.
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William Wrigley, Jr. II (Bill Wrigley, Jr.) (born 1964) is the current chairman and former CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. He turned over the office of CEO to William Perez on October 23, 2006.
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