CE Barham

Charles Emmett "Cap" Barham (born September 28, 1904 in Lincoln Parish , Louisiana , †  February 23, 1972 ) was an American politician . Between 1952 and 1956 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Louisiana.

Career

Cap Barham attended public schools in his homeland. In 1927 he graduated from Louisiana Normal College , now Northwestern State University . He then taught as a teacher. After studying law at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and being admitted to the bar in 1931, he began to work in this profession in Ruston . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1948 and 1952 he was a member of the Louisiana Senate .

In 1952 Barham was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana alongside Robert F. Kennon . He held this office between 1952 and 1956. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . During this time he managed to make the office of the lieutenant governor more independent from that of the governor. In 1956, Barham failed in his party's primary elections when attempting re-election. In the same year he took part as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , where Adlai Stevenson was nominated as a presidential candidate. He died on February 23, 1972; he had two sons with his wife, Carice Hillburn.

Web links

• CE Barham in the database of Find a Grave (English)