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Edward Wrigley

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Edward Wrigley

Birth
Death
4 Mar 1948 (aged 76–77)
Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Ocean City, NJ; retired president of the Wrigley Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia soap - manufacturing firm, died today at his home, 81 E Atlantic Blvd. He was 77.

Mr Wrigley was connected with the soap company for 50 years, retiring in 1935 and moving here five years ago.

He was the brother of William Wrigley Jr, founder of the Wrigley chewing gum business in Chicago and of Charles Wrigley, also of Chicago. He is also survived by his wife, Mrs Mabel Kline Wrigley; two nephews, P K Wrigley of Chicago and William Price of Germantown; and a grandson, Richard Hanscom Jr of Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Fri Mar 5, 1948, p 39
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Ocean City, NJ; retired president of the Wrigley Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia soap - manufacturing firm, died today at his home, 81 E Atlantic Blvd. He was 77.

Mr Wrigley was connected with the soap company for 50 years, retiring in 1935 and moving here five years ago.

He was the brother of William Wrigley Jr, founder of the Wrigley chewing gum business in Chicago and of Charles Wrigley, also of Chicago. He is also survived by his wife, Mrs Mabel Kline Wrigley; two nephews, P K Wrigley of Chicago and William Price of Germantown; and a grandson, Richard Hanscom Jr of Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Fri Mar 5, 1948, p 39
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  • Added: Feb 25, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187586438/edward-wrigley: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Wrigley (1871–4 Mar 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187586438, citing Chelten Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by abby (contributor 47770484).