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'''William Edenborn''' (March 20, 1848 &nbsp; May 13, 1926)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19826616|title=William Edenborn|author=[[Eric Brock]]|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}</ref> was a [[business]]man, [[inventor]], and philanthropist, born in Plettenberg in the [[Westphalia]] region of the Ruhr River Valley of the former [[Prussia]]. He immigrated to the United States in 1866 as a "financially poor youth yet rich in vision and courage"<ref name=obit>Maude Hearn O'Pry, ''Chronicles of Shreveport and Caddo Parish,'' 1928, p. 349.</ref> and eventually became a naturalized American citizen.​

'''William Edenborn''' (March 20, 1848 &nbsp; May 13, 1926)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19826616|title=William Edenborn|author=[[Eric Brock]]|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}</ref> was a [[business]]man, [[inventor]], and philanthropist, born in Plettenberg in the Westphalia region of the Ruhr River Valley of the former [[Prussia]]. He immigrated to the United States in 1866 as a "financially poor youth yet rich in vision and courage"<ref name=obit>Maude Hearn O'Pry, ''Chronicles of Shreveport and Caddo Parish,'' 1928, p. 349.</ref> and eventually became a naturalized American citizen.​

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==Background==

==Background==

==Inventor==

==Inventor==

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In 1882, Edenborn invented a machine that dramatically simplified the manufacturing process for [[barbed wire]] and the nail industry. His inventions spanned thirty-nine years. The last was an apparatus for the extraction of resin and related products. These inventions brought success to Edenborn's company, which soon merged with that of John Warne Gates (1855-1911) and ultimately became the American Steel and Wire Company, which held a monopoly on the steel wire industry in the United States.  Edenborn served as the president of the American Steel and Wire Company until it was acquired by [[J.P. Morgan]] in 1901 during the formation of [[U.S. Steel]], of which he became a board member.​<ref name=edenborn/>

In 1882, Edenborn invented a machine that dramatically simplified the manufacturing process for [[barbed wire]] and the nail industry. His inventions spanned thirty-nine years. The last was an apparatus for the extraction of resin and related products. These inventions brought success to Edenborn's company, which soon merged with that of John Warne Gates (1855-1911) and ultimately became the American Steel and Wire Company, which held a monopoly on the steel wire industry in the United States.  Edenborn served as the president of the American Steel and Wire Company until it was acquired by [[J. P. Morgan]] in 1901 during the formation of [[U. S. Steel]], of which he became a board member.​<ref name=edenborn/>

In 1884, Edenborn purchased controlling interest in the Lambert & Bishop Wire Fence Company of Joliet, [[Illinois]]. He also bought Iowa Barbed Wire Fence Company in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The two companies were incorporated into the Consolidated Steel & Wire Co.<ref name=edenborn/>​

In 1884, Edenborn purchased controlling interest in the Lambert & Bishop Wire Fence Company of Joliet, [[Illinois]]. He also bought Iowa Barbed Wire Fence Company in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The two companies were incorporated into the Consolidated Steel & Wire Co.<ref name=edenborn/>​