BARHAM

Charles Foster ( 4 son of Thomas Foster Barham of Penzance, Cornwall 1766–1844 ). b. Truro 9 March 1804; ed. at Queen’s coll. Cam.; foundation scholar May 1823; studied in Paris and Italy 1825–28; M.B. Cam. 1827, M.D. 1860; physician Tav i stock dispensary 1832–35; phys. at Truro Aug. 1837 to death; senior phys. Royal Cornwall infirmary 1838–73; pres. Royal Instit. of Cornwall 1859–61; mayor of Truro 1862; author of Report on the sanitary state of the labouring cla es in the town of Truro 1842 and of many papers on meteorology and other subjects in Reports and Journal of Royal Instit. of Cornwall and other publications. d. 11 Strang ways terrace, Truro 20 Oct. 1884. Boase and Courtney’s Bibl. Cornub. i , 10 (1874), iii , 1048 (1882).