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William Mills Wrigley Jr. (September 30, 1861 – January 26, 1932) was an American chewing gum industrialist. He founded the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 1891.
William Wrigley, Jr. (born Sept. 30, 1861, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Jan. 26, 1932, Phoenix, Ariz.) was an American salesman and manufacturer whose company became the largest producer and distributor of chewing gum in the world.
William Wrigley, Jr. By all accounts, William Wrigley (1861-1932) is the "father of chewing gum." He transformed a small business selling soap into the top chewing gum manufacturer in the world. Although he did not invent chewing gum, it was his company that brought it to the world.
In 1891, 29-year-old William Wrigley Jr. (1861–1932) came to Chicago from Philadelphia with $32 and the idea to start a business selling Wrigley's Scouring Soap. Wrigley offered premiums as an incentive to buy his soap, such as baking powder.
4 days ago · Chairman and CEO, Wrigley Management, Inc. William "Beau" Wrigley Jr. is an heir to the Wrigley's chewing gum fortune. In 1999, he took over the business his great-grandfather started in 1891...
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May 11, 2017 · Learn how William Wrigley, Jr., a soap salesman and advertising genius, transformed his company into a gum empire by creating and exploiting consumer demand. Discover how he marketed gum as a cure for nervousness and stress, and how he influenced popular culture and business.
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William’s empire grew to include real estate, mining, hotels and railroads. He built the Wrigley Building in Chicago and purchased the Chicago Cubs in 1920. In 1926, Cubs Park was renamed Wrigley Field in his honor.
