Ezra J. Warner | |
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Born | Ezra Joseph Warner July 4, 1910 Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | May 30, 1974 La Jolla, California, U.S. | (aged 63)
Resting place | Lake Forest Cemetery |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Military history |
Ezra Joseph Warner III (July 4, 1910 – May 30, 1974) was a historian of the American Civil War.
He was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, and lived in La Jolla, California, where he worked as an investment counselor.[1] He was the son of Ezra J. Warner, Jr. and grandson of Ezra J Warner,[2] who were wholesale grocery business executives in Chicago, Illinois.[3] His father, Ezra J. Warner, Jr., was president & treasurer of wholesale grocery business Sprague, Warner & Company and vice president of the Chicago Orchestral Association.[3] His mother was the former Marion Hall.[3] His great uncle was Union General James M. Warner.[citation needed]
Ezra J. Warner died in La Jolla on May 30, 1974, and was buried at Lake Forest Cemetery in Illinois.[4]
Ezra J. Warner III is well known for his work in Civil War biography. His works included: