William Jefferson Blythe Jr. of her daughter Sharon. Blythe's divorce from Wanetta Alexander was granted in court on April 13, 1944. Seven months before that, on September 4, 1943, Blythe had bigamously "married" Virginia Dell Cassidy of Bodcaw, Arkansas. Blythe and Cassidy remained married until his death in a car crash on May 17, 1946. Three months after Blythe's death, on August 19, 1946, Cassidy gave birth to their only child, William Jefferson Blythe III, who as a teen took his stepfather's surname and became known as Bill Clinton, the future 42nd President of the United States. Cassidy had no knowledge of Blythe's previous
William Wrigley III horse business, first established at Catalina Island, was moved to Lake Geneva in the 1970s. The family's annual 4th of July fireworks display was a tradition in which he participated personally by selecting each component. He was a benefactor of the arts, enjoyed the American cinema, and was on the board at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema Television, now called USC School of Cinematic Arts. William Wrigley III William A. Wrigley III, known as William Wrigley, (January 21, 1933 – March 8, 1999) was president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, founded by his grandfather William Wrigley,