William Wrigley Jr.
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William Wrigley Jr. was an American chewing gum industrialist and owner of the Chicago Cubs who built a business empire around Wrigley’s gum.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Wrigley Jr. canonical | 7 |
| William Mills Wrigley Jr. | 1 |
| chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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chewing gum magnate ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1861-09-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ |
| businessHeadquartersLocatedIn | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1932-01-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Phoenix, Arizona, United States ⓘ |
| employer |
Wrigley Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
|
| familyName | Wrigley ⓘ |
| founded |
Wrigley Company
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surface form:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
|
| fullName |
William Wrigley Jr.
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Mills Wrigley Jr.
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasBrand |
Doublemint
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Juicy Fruit ⓘ Wrigley’s Spearmint ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Philip K. Wrigley ⓘ |
| industry |
chewing gum industry
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confectionery industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building a large sales and distribution network for gum
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innovative advertising and promotion of chewing gum ⓘ mass marketing of Wrigley’s Spearmint gum ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movedTo | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| namesakeOf |
Wrigley Building
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Wrigley Field ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing Wrigley’s chewing gum into a major brand
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ownership of the Chicago Cubs baseball team ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Wrigley’s national advertising campaigns ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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company founder ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| owned |
Chicago Cubs
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Santa Catalina Island Company ⓘ |
| parentOf | Philip K. Wrigley ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
owner of the Chicago Cubs
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president of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker ⓘ |
| residence |
Catalina Island, California, United States
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| significantEvent | acquired controlling interest in the Chicago Cubs ⓘ |
| sportOwnership | Major League Baseball team ⓘ |
| usedMarketingStrategy |
extensive outdoor and print advertising for gum
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premiums and giveaways to promote gum sales ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
William Mills Wrigley Jr.
this entity surface form:
chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr.