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unusual facts about William Wrigley, Jr.



William Wrigley, Jr.

His son, Philip K. Wrigley, in 1972 established the Catalina Island Conservancy for this purpose and transferred all family ownership to it.

Wrigley is honored by the Wrigley Memorial in the Wrigley Botanical Gardens on the island.


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David Malcolm Renton

After purchasing Catalina Island, William Wrigley Jr. commissioned Renton to design and build another private residence on a hill overlooking the south end of Avalon Bay.