WRIGLEY, Philip Knight

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WRIGLEY, Philip Knight “P. K.” (1894-1977), son of William Wrigley Jr., who accepted stewardship of Santa Catalina Island upon the death of his father in 1932 when the island deed passed to him. He spent the next 45 years enhancing many island assets: transportation, housing, recreational and ecological facilities. Philip Knight Wrigley married Helen Atwater (1901-1977) on March 26, 1918. They had three children:

  • Ada Blanche Wrigley [1943 marriage; Charles F. Schreiner] (1923-2010)
  • Dorothy Wrigley [Thomas W. Chauncey; George Rich III] (1926-1992)
  • William Wrigley III (1933-1999)