{{Short description|American politician (1904–1972)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder | name = C.&nbsp;E. Barham | birth_date = {{birth date|1904|09|28}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1972|02|23|1904|09|28}} | office1 = Member of the [[Louisiana State Senate]] | term_start1 = 1948 | term_end1 = 1952 | office2 = 43rd [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana]] | governor2 = [[Robert F. Kennon]] | term_start2 = 1952 | term_end2 = 1956 | preceded2 = [[Bill Dodd]] | succeeded2 = [[Lether Edward Frazar]] |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]<ref name="f" /> | alma_mater = [[Northwestern State University]]<br>[[Louisiana State University]] | spouse = | children = [[Charles C. Barham]] }}

'''C.&nbsp;E. Barham''' (September 28, 1904<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/850924498/|title=(untitled brief)|work=The Franklin Sun|location=[[Winnsboro, Louisiana]]|date=January 5, 1956|access-date=January 23, 2023|page=15|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> – February 23, 1972),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117119417/award-at-tech-to-honor-memory-of-c-e/|title=Award at Tech to Honor Memory of C.&nbsp;E. Barham|work=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Times]]|location=[[Shreveport, Louisiana]]|date=December 14, 1972|access-date=January 23, 2023|page=7|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> nicknamed "'''Juicy'''" and "'''Cap'''",<ref name="f">{{Cite web|url=https://nsudemons.com/honors/n-club-hall-of-fame/c-e-barham/68|title=C.&nbsp;E. Barham|work=[[Northwestern State Demons basketball|Northwestern State Demons]]|access-date=January 23, 2023}}</ref> was an American politician. He served as the 43rd [[lieutenant governor of Louisiana]] from 1952 to 1956.

== Life and career == Barham attended [[Northwestern State University]] and [[Louisiana State University]].<ref>{{Citation|title=The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Volume 2|page=2316|date=1961|publisher=Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated|work=[[University of Michigan]]}}</ref>

In 1948, Barham was elected to the [[Louisiana State Senate]], serving until 1952,<ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate: 1880 - Present|first=Arthur|last=McEnany|work=[[Louisiana State Senate]]|date=January 2008|access-date=January 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225225646/http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|archive-date=December 25, 2015|url-status=live|via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> when he elected to the [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana|Louisiana lieutenant governorship]], serving under [[Governor of Louisiana|Governor]] [[Robert F. Kennon]].<ref name="a" /><ref>{{Citation|title=Louisiana Municipal Review: Volume 24|page=28|publisher=Deep South Communication, Incorporated|work=[[University of Michigan]]|date=1959}}</ref> He served until 1956, when he was succeeded by [[Lether Edward Frazar]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Research Study: Issue 17|page=275|publisher=Louisiana Legislature Legislative Council|date=1964|work=[[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]]}}</ref>

Barham died in February 1972, at the age of 67.<ref name="a">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/601800956/|title=C. E. Barham, Ex-Lieutenant Governor, Dies|work=[[The Shreveport Journal]]|location=[[Shreveport, Louisiana]]|date=February 25, 1972|access-date=January 23, 2023|page=12|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref>

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