The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-24
W|OtLY-KAOWA EDITOR
AND CITIZEN IS DEAD
Richard p. Barham. Postmaster of
Petersburg and Former Owner
of Index Appeal, Succumbs
to Illness at Home
GALLANT SOLDIER AND
I PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZEN
Served Apprenticeship in Newspaper
Once Before War Between the
States, and Then Joined Longstreet' s
Corps.

Petersburg, Va, June 23-Richard
p. Barham, Petersburg's efficient post
master and a veteran newspaper man
0 clock at his home in North Union
street. following a brief Illness. Mr.,
Barham was born in southampton
county April as lS4s. and was there
fore in the seventy-seccnd year OF
his age He had been IN feeble health
for some months. but his condition
was not regarded as serious Until
week ago he was able 70 attend TO
his duties as postmaster. but com
plieation Of kidney and heart trouble
had kept him confined during the
past few DAYS
Mr.. Barhams father died when the
former was quite a small boy ana
shortly afterwards his mother brought
him to Petersburg, where after az
tending school he commenced work
in a printing ONCE. serving his ap-
premiership a a compostor on the
Daily Express. published before and
during the War Between the States
/ by Crutchfeld and Campbell
! When the war broke out, young
Barham volunteered, but on account
of his age and his mothers protest,
/ he was refused He later left the
city and Joined the Hampton legion,
iLonsstreet's corps, in North Carolina,
land was attached to an officers staf
He surrendered with the Army OF
Northern Virginia at Appomattox
! At the close OF the war Mr. Bar
ham resumed newspaper work and
was one of the first reporters on the
Appeal when that publication was
started. Several years later the Daily
Index acquired the Appeal and the
two were consolidated as the Index
Appeal, Mr. Barham was made bust
mess manager by the stock company
owning the combined papers and later
purchased all the stock and for more
/ than thirty five years he was sole
|owner OF the Index-Appeal
| AS editor OF the Index Appeal. Mr.
Barham was recognized as one OF
the most forceful writer's in the
state. which reputation he richly de-
served. and several of his editorials
have been among the few from South
fern newspaper quoted by at least two
presidents of the United States,
About six years ago Mr., Barham
retired from the newspaper field. sell.
ing the Index-Appeai to Walter Ed
ward Harris. He was appointed post
master of Petersburg by President
! Wilson nearly four years ago. sue
ceeding the late General Stith Boil
ing, and since assuming that office
he had probably made the best post
master Petersburg has ever had.
! In his younger days Mr.. Barham
took a lively interest in politics. He
was a staunch Democrat and at one
time represented Petersburg in the
Legislature. his colleague in the house
of delegates at the time being Richard
B. Davis, a prominent lawyer of this
city.
! He Is survived by widow and an
/ adopted SON Robert c. Hughes a
nephew of Mrs. Barham. MFR. Bar
hams death is distinct loss to the
community.
| Funeral services will be conducted
from Old Blandford church at
o'clock Monday afternoon by Rev.
Edmund r. cambridge. rector OF St
pAul's Episcopal church,