Erle Edwards Barham
OfficeLouisiana State Senator for District 33 (East Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, and West Carroll parishes)
Term start1976
Term end1980
PrecededCharles M. Brown
SucceededDavid 'Bo' Ginn
Birth dateJuly 10, 1937
Birth placeLouisiana
Death dateOctober 17, 2014 (aged 77)
Death causeplane crash
Death placeLouisiana
Resting placeEpiscopal Church of the Redeemer Cemetery in Oak Ridge, Louisiana
SpouseBennie Faye Berry Barham
RelationsRobert J. Barham (brother)
PartyRepublican
Alma materOak Ridge High School
Louisiana State University
University of Louisiana at Monroe
OccupationFarmer and businessman

Erle Edwards Barham (July 10, 1937 – October 17, 2014) was a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate. He first won the Senate seat in December 1975 beating L. B. Loftin by just 89 votes.[1]

Barham was a certified flight instructor, and was killed when he struck a perimeter fence while taxiing an airplane on the runway.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lake Charles American Press Archives, Dec 16, 1975, p. 24". NewspaperArchive.com. December 16, 1975. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Former state Senator Edwards Barham dies in place crash". KNOE-TV. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.