Ezra Joseph Warner III (July 4, 1910 – May 30, 1974) was a historian of the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. He was born in

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and lived in

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where he worked as an investment counselor. He was the son of Ezra J. Warner, Jr. and grandson of Ezra J Warner,Bunch, Bryan H. and Alexander Hellemans. ''The history of science and technology: a browser's guide to the great discoveries, inventions and the people who made them from the dawn of time to today''. New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. . Retrieved January 20, 2012. p. 378 says that this is the same Ezra Warner who invented the first can opener in 1858. He was born in Middlebury, Vermont on March 8, 1841 and died on September 9, 1910 in Lake Forest, Illinois. He moved from Vermont first to Wisconsin in 1861 and then to Chicago about a year later. While this Ezra Warner could be the same man who invented the first can opener, the cited book is the only source which has been found that makes that specific statement. who were wholesale grocery business executives in

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. His father, Ezra J. Warner, Jr., was president & treasurer of wholesale grocery business Sprague, Warner & Company and vice president of the Chicago Orchestral Association. His mother was the former Marion Hall. He is buried in

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in Lake Forest. His great uncle was Union General

James M. Warner James Meech Warner (January 29, 1836 – March 16, 1897) was a New England manufacturer and a Brevet (military), brevet Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life Warner was ...

. Ezra J. Warner III is well known for his work in Civil War biography. His works included: * * . * .

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