William Wrigley Jr

  • American

Notable Position Organization From To
Founder Wrigley Company 1891 1932

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1910/00/00 William Mitchell sells his Lake Geneva estate, including the Norway Building, to William Wrigley, Jr. Owner Little Norway Blue Mounds
1911/00/00 William Wrigley buys the nine-bedroom Theurer residence was purchased on Lakeview Avenue. Home Theurer-Wrigley House Chicago
1914/01/23 The G W Stimson sells his mansion to William Wrigley for $170,000 in cash and downsizes to a smaller home. Since the mansion is not yet complete, Wrigley, living in the Robert Neustadt home in Altadena, will not occupy it until the fall. Home Wrigley Mansion Pasadena, CA
1915/00/00 Hancock, Joseph and William Banning sell Santa Catalina Island to William Wrigley, Jr Owner Santa Catalina Island California
1916/00/00 William Wrigley buys a minority stake in the Chicago Cubs baseball team Wrigley Field Chicago
1921/00/00 Home William Wrigley, Jr Summer Cottage Santa Catalina Island
1924/05/03 The SS CATALINA is christened Owner SS CATALINA Los Angeles
1932/01/26 William Wrigley Jr dies at age 70 in his Phoenix, Arizona, mansion. Died Wrigley, William, Jr, Winter Cottage Phoenix
1932/01/28 William Wrigley funeral is held in his home on Orange Grove Avenue. "Ave Maria" is played on the organ, flowers fill the mansion and floor and hundreds of mourners line Orange Grove Avenue. In Memoriam Wrigley Mansion Pasadena, CA
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