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==Background==

==Background==

Barham was born to Erle McKoin "Ninety" Barham (1916–1976), a Louisiana native, and the former Rosalie Smith (1913–1999), originally from [[Missouri]]. He graduated in 1955 from Oak Ridge High School and received a bachelor's degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], where he was a member of Sigma Chi]  fraternity. He subsequently obtained a master's degree in ornithology from the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]] (then Northeast Louisiana State College).<ref name=obit/> In the early 1970s, [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] named Barham to head a [[White House]] conservation initiative.<ref name=farmandfowl/> ​

Barham was born to Erle McKoin "Ninety" Barham (1916–1976), a Louisiana native, and the former Rosalie Smith (1913–1999), originally from [[Missouri]]. He graduated in 1955 from Oak Ridge High School and received a bachelor's degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He subsequently obtained a master's degree in ornithology from the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]] (then Northeast Louisiana State College).<ref name=obit/> In the early 1970s, [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] named Barham to head a [[White House]] conservation initiative.<ref name=farmandfowl/> ​

Until his death, Barham was married to the former Bennie Faye Berry (born September 1935). There are three living Barham children. These include youngest son Robert Berry Barham (born October 1971) and his wife, Camille Robichaux Barham, and their children, Graham Edwards Barham, Bailey Anne McKoin Barham, and Robert Collier Barham, and daughter Amy Barham Westbrook and her husband, Scott Hamilton Westbrook (both born January 1962), and their daughters, Margaret Benjamin Westbrook and Anna Claire Swearingen Westbrook.<ref name=benebobit/>​

Until his death, Barham was married to the former Bennie Faye Berry (born September 1935). There are three living Barham children. These include youngest son Robert Berry Barham (born October 1971) and his wife, Camille Robichaux Barham, and their children, Graham Edwards Barham, Bailey Anne McKoin Barham, and Robert Collier Barham, and daughter Amy Barham Westbrook and her husband, Scott Hamilton Westbrook (both born January 1962), and their daughters, Margaret Benjamin Westbrook and Anna Claire Swearingen Westbrook.<ref name=benebobit/>​

Years after his legislative career, Barham was appointed to the board of supervisors of the Louisiana Technical and Community Colleges by Republican former Governor [[Mike Foster|Murphy James "Mike" Foster, Jr.]] The term ended in July 2005. Earlier, Barham served on the Louisiana Board of Regents and the board of supervisors of the University of Louisiana System. He held the chairmanship of all three of those boards, the only person yet to have done so.<ref name=obit/>

Years after his legislative career, Barham was appointed to the board of supervisors of the Louisiana Technical and Community Colleges by Republican former Governor [[Mike Foster|Murphy James "Mike" Foster, Jr.]] The term ended in July 2005. Earlier, Barham served on the Louisiana Board of Regents and the board of supervisors of the University of Louisiana System. He held the chairmanship of all three of those boards, the only person yet to have done so.<ref name=obit/>

Barham was a member of the Louisiana Cotton Producers Association and the Northeast Louisiana Rice Growers Association. He was a former director of the Bank of Oak Ridge, a former commissioner of Morehouse General Hospital, a past president of the Morehouse Parish chapter of the [[American Farm Bureau Federation]], and a past member and president of the Oak Ridge Lions International. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. He served as the treasurer of the [[Episcopal]] Church of the Redeemer in Oak Ridge.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=erle-edwards-barham&pid=172869276&fhid=20705|title=Erle Edwards Barham|publisher=''Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref>​

Barham was a member of the Louisiana Cotton Producers Association and the Northeast Louisiana Rice Growers Association. He was a former director of the Bank of Oak Ridge, a former commissioner of Morehouse General Hospital, a past president of the Morehouse Parish chapter of the [[American Farm Bureau Federation]], and a past member and president of the Oak Ridge Lions International. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. He served as the treasurer of the [[Episcopal]] Church of the Redeemer in Oak Ridge.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=erle-edwards-barham&pid=172869276&fhid=20705|title=Erle Edwards Barham|publisher=''Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}</ref>​

==Death==

==Death==