Erle Edwards Barham (born July 10, 1937) is an American farmer and conservationist living in Oak Ridge, a village in Morehouse Parish in north Louisiana. He is best known for having been the first Republican elected -- by a 29-vote margin -- to the Louisiana State Senate since the era of Reconstruction. Barham represented the agricultural District 33 from 1976-1980. He was narrowly unseated in the 1979 jungle primary by the Democrat David Ginn, who held the seat until 1988. July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Oak Ridge is a village located in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Morehouse Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. ... The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Reconstruction was the attempt from 1865 to 1877 in U.S. history to resolve the issues of the American Civil War, when both the Confederacy and slavery were destroyed. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... In the jungle primary, all candidates run in the same initial election regardless of party label. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early years, family, conservation

Barham was born to Louisiana native Erle McKoin "Ninety" Barham (1916-1976) and the former Rosalie Smith (1913-1999), originally from Missouri. He graduated from Oak Ridge High School and received a bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Thereafter, he obtained a master's degree in ornithology from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (then Northeast Louisiana State College). President Richard M. Nixon named him in the early 1970s to head a White House conservation initiative. Barham is married to the former Bennie Faye Berry (born 1935). 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Capitol Building Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornis = bird and logos = word/science) is the branch of zoology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ... A view over the Bayou DeSiard of the ULM library and conference center The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational, public university located in Monroe, Louisiana, USA with an approximate enrollment of 10,100 students, also known as Louisiana-Monroe or ULM, and is a part of the... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... == == == == [[Media:Conservation may refer to the following: Politics and policy Conservation movement, movement seeking to protect plant and animal species as well as the habitats they live in Conservation ethic in relation to preserving ecosystems Energy conservation, reduheck yea cing non-renewable energy consumption Water conservation Wildlife conservation Conservation authority... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

The Barhams' older son, Robert Berry Barham (born 1957), works with his father on the Morehouse Parish plantation. Another son, Erle West Barham (born 1964), farms a large acreage about the family's Ingleside Plantation in Leflore and Carroll counties, Mississippi. He claims residences in Sidon and Greenwood. West Barham, as he is known, grows cotton, rice, corn, and soybeans. He and his wife, Trudy C. Barham (born 1963), have two children. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Leflore County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Carroll County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sidon is a town located in Leflore County, Mississippi. ... Greenwood is situated in Leflore County, Mississippi at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta, approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

West Barham is also a conservationist who has made a name for himself trying to preserve the habitat and survival of the bobtail quail. He is indeed sometimes called the "quail man." The conservationist thrust of the family was actually set by the senior Erle Barham. There is a wildlife refuge on Barham properties in Morehouse Parish near the parish seat of Bastrop, and the Tensas Wildlife Refuge near Delhi (pronounced DELL HIGH) in Richland Parish came to fruition with the help of the senior Barham. Genera Coturnix Anurophasis Perdicula Ophrysia † See also Pheasant, Partridge, Grouse Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. ... There is also a Bastrop, Texas The city of Bastrop is the parish seat of Morehouse Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ... Delhi is a town located in Richland Parish, Louisiana. ... Richland Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

The senior Barham was killed in the crash of the light plane that he was piloting near Oak Ridge. Barham and four friends were returning to Morehouse Parish from Baton Rouge, where they had attended the 1976 LSU-Oregon State University at Corvallis football game. Barham and three of the men were killed, but a fourth (John S. Barr, III) survived. Oregon State University (OSU) is a four-year research and degree-granting public university, located in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States. ... Motto: Enhancing Community Livability Map Political Statistics Founded 1845 Incorporated 1857 County Benton County Mayor Helen Berg Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 22. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The state senate elections

Barham ran unsuccessfully in a race for the Louisiana House of Representatives on February 6, 1968. He polled 44 percent as the Republican nominee in a two-seat district. The winners were the Democrats T.T. Fields and James P. Smith. In that election, all 105 state House seats were won by Democrats. The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ...

In the 1975 Senate election, Barham, who campaigned extensively, narrowly prevailed 14,499 (50.1 percent) to Democratic candidate L.B. "Buddy" Loftin's 14,470 ballots (49.9 percent). The district then embraced Richland, West Carroll, East Carroll, and Morehouse parishes to the north and east of Monroe. It was noted that the state reelected a governor with the last name of "Edwards," and the 33rd Senate District elected a state senator with the first name of "Edwards." And the two were of opposite parties. West Carroll Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... East Carroll Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... The city of Monroe is the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...

In his 1979 defeat, Barham did not benefit from any gubernatorial coattails. The four parishes in the district largely split their votes between Republican candidate David C. Treen and his Democratic opponent, state Senator Louis Lambert of Baton Rouge even though Treen was a narrow statewide winner. However, eight years earlier, Treen in defeat had won most of those same northeast parishes by comfortable margins in his first race against Edwin Edwards. It was speculated that if Treen had run stronger in the 33rd Senate district, the party may have held on to its single state Senate seat. A governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit. ... David Conner Treen, Sr. ... Louis Joseph Lambert, Jr. ... Capitol Building Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. ...

Edwards Barham's former seat is now held by his younger brother, Robert J. Barham (born 1949). (Edwards Barham has a second brother, Thomas W. Barham, also of Oak Ridge.) Robert Barham was first elected to the state Senate as a Democrat in a special election in 1994. He was reelected as a Democrat with a 93 percent margin in 1995 and unopposed in 1999. Thereafter, he switched to Republican affiliation and won reelection again without opposition in 2003. Meanwhile, he ran unsuccessfully for the Fifth District seat in Congress in the 2002 jungle primary. Robert Jocelyn Barham (born January 25, 1949) is a Louisiana farmer and a Republican state senator who represents Claiborne, Morehouse, Union, and West Carroll parishes, all of which border Arkansas in the northernmost section of his state. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Edwards and Robert Barham were distant cousins of Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Mack Elwin Barham (1924-2006), who was originally from Bastrop. // The Supreme Court of Louisiana The law of Louisiana and the Supreme Court of Louisiana both have a rich history based in the colonial governments of France and Spain during the early eighteenth century. ... Mack Elwin Barham (June 18, 1924 -- November 27, 2006) was a prominent attorney who served on the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1968 to 1975. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Edwards Barham technically was not the first Louisiana Republican state senator of the modern era. A.C. "Ace" Clemons, Jr. (1921-1992), of Vinton in Calcasieu Parish switched from Democrat to Republican affiliation in 1970, having been elected in 1960, 1964 and 1968. Clemons served until 1972. Barham followed Clemons four years later as a full-term elected senator. When Edwards Barham was defeated, there were no Republicans in the state Senate for a short period until Democrat V.J. Scogin of Slidell in St. Tammany Parish switched his affiliation to the GOP. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Vinton is a town located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. ... Calcasieu Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Slidell is a city in St. ... St. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. ...

Years after his legislative career, Barham was appointed to the board of supervisors of the Louisiana Technical and Community Colleges by former Republican Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. The term ended in July 2005. Edwards Barham also still contributes to Republican candidates, including Fifth District Congressman Rodney Alexander, who first won the seat as a Democrat when Robert Barham failed to secure a general election berth. In 2004, Alexander switched to the Republican Party and went on to defeat a fellow Republican, John W. "Jock" Scott of Alexandria. Murphy J. Mike Foster, Jr. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rodney Alexander (born December 5, 1946) is an American politician from the Republican Party. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Wyeth Jock Scott, II, (born June 29, 1947) is a lawyer and college professor in Alexandria, who served three terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives, first as a Democrat (1976-1985) and then as a Republican (1985-1988). ... Alexandria is a city in Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish. ...

Edwards Barham is a member of the Louisiana Cotton Producers Association, the Northeast Louisiana Rice Growers Association, and is the treasurer of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Oak Ridge. Cotton ready for harvest. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa The planting of rice is often a labour-intensive process Terrace of paddy fields in Yunnan Province, southern China. ... The arms of the Episcopal Church are based on the St Georges Cross, a symbol of England (mother of world Anglicanism), with a saltire reminiscent of the Cross of St Andrew in the canton in reference to the historical origins of the American episcopate in the Scottish Episcopal Church. ...

References

Billy Hathorn, "The Republican Party in Louisiana, 1920-1980," Masters' thesis (1980), Northwestern State University at Natchitoches

Shreveport Journal, October 29, 1979

http://deltafarmpress.com/mag/farming_farming_fowl_go/index.html

http://www.legis.state.la.us/boards/board_members.asp?board=597

senate.legis.state.la.us/SessionInfo/Archives/1999/.../05101999.pdf

http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/com_ind/C00376749/A-E/

http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

Erle M. Barham obituary, Monroe News-Star, September 20, 1976