Charles Weeghman
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Charles Henry Weeghman was an American restaurant entrepreneur and sports executive. Beginning in 1901, he began opening quick-service lunch counters throughout downtown Chicago. After failing to acqu
Weeghman (left) with James A. Gilmore (center) and Joe Tinker (right) at the groundbreaking ceremony for Weeghman Park, March 4, 1914
William Wrigley Jr.
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William Mills Wrigley Jr. was an American chewing gum industrialist. He founded the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 1891.
Charles Weeghman
…spent much of his time and money on baseball and while the country moved away from "one-arm" lunch counters. In 1919, he lost control of the Cubs to William Wrigley Jr., who renamed the stadium. His later business ventures were unsuccessful and in his final years he was the assistant manager of a restaurant in New…
Wrigley in 1915
Wrigley (left) with Chicago Cubs player Johnny Evers in 1921
William Wrigley Jr. on the cover of Time in 1929
The Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix, Arizona