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[[Image:Time-magazine-cover-william-wrigley-jr.jpg|thumb|Wrigley, on the cover of ''Time'' in 1929]]

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'''William Wrigley, Jr.''' ([[September 30]], [[1861]]–[[January 26]], [[1932]]) was a [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[chewing gum]] industrialist. He was founder and [[eponym]] of the [[Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company]] in [[1891]]. He was born in [[Philadelphia]], PA.

Wrigley played an instrumental role in the history of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|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. For this, he 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' [[stadium|ballpark]] in Chicago, is named for the owner. The now-demolished former home of the [[Los Angeles Angels (PCL)|Los Angeles Angels]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]], at that time the Cubs' top farm team, was also called [[Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)|Wrigley Field]].

Wrigley left everything to his son, [[P.K. Wrigley]], who continued to run the company businesses for the next 45 years until his death.

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'''William Wrigley, Jr.''' ([[1964]]- ) is also the name of the current chairman of the Wrigley Company; he is the son of William Wrigley ([[1933]]-[[1999]]), the grandson of [[Philip K. Wrigley]], and the great-grandson of William Wrigley (1861-1932).

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