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George Weston Wrigley (24 June 1847 – 14 January 1907) was a Canadian journalist and social reformer. He was a believer in the Social Gospel and an opponent of the industrial capitalist society, which he blamed for many social ills. He was the editor of several newspapers that promoted reform in the later part of the 19th century. ==Early years== George Weston Wrigley was born on 24 June 1847 in Wrigley Corners near Galt, Upper Canada. His parents were Sylvanus Wrigley and Isabella Stoddard. He was educated in local schools and became a teacher in Brant and Waterloo counties. He was promoted to school principal, working in London (Ontario) and Wallaceburg schools. Wrigley became a journalist in the early 1880s. He was editor in turn of the Wallaceburg Valley Record and the Drumbo Record. Wrigley's parents were Presbyterian, but his views evolved to a more liberal, Social Gospel position. His wife Sarah bore him three sons. Sarah Wrigley became a leader of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Weston Wrigley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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