# Edwards Barham

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**Erle Edwards Barham** (July 10, 1937 – October 17, 2014) was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Louisiana State Senate](/source/Louisiana_State_Legislature). 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"](https://newspaperarchive.com/lake-charles-american-press-dec-16-1975-p-24/). *NewspaperArchive.com*. December 16, 1975. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

1. ["Former state Senator Edwards Barham dies in place crash"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141021193441/http://www.knoe.com/story/26818644/former-state-senator-edwards-barham-dies-in-plane-crash). [KNOE-TV](/source/KNOE-TV). Archived from [the original](http://www.knoe.com/story/26818644/former-state-senator-edwards-barham-dies-in-plane-crash) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

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