The subject of this article, Edwin C. Barham, was born at Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, on the 12th day of January, 1872.
He was educated in the public schools of this State, and at the Pacific Methodist College of Santa Rosa.
At the age of seventeen years, desirous of entering into business, he concluded to learn the trade of making candy and went into the employ of Mr. Gardner at Santa Rosa, and worked at the trade for over a year, and then purchased the Candy Kitchen at Napa, California, where he was engaged in business for some time and afterwards purchased the Palace of Sweets at Santa Rosa where he remained for about two years, when he concluded to study law.
He entered the office of his father, Congressman J. A. Barham, where he studied diligently for about two years and applied for admission to the Superior Court of Sonoma County, where he was admitted to practice and immediately thereafter applied for admission to the Supreme Court of the State of California, where he passed the examinations with credit to himself and was admitted as an attorney and counselor at law on May 8th, 1894.
He has practiced his profession at Santa Rosa ever since his admission; a young man of good habits, always found in his office, a thorough student, and with a bright future before him.