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Edwards Barham, American farmer and politician (died 2014)
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. Barham was a certified flight instructor, and was killed when he struck a perimeter fence while taxiing an airplane on the runway.
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Edwards Barham was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Edwards Barham's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1937 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.20 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,200 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,000 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.25 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 128.8M | 341 million |
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