Background
Barkham was the son of Sir Edward Barkham.
Barkham was the son of Sir Edward Barkham.
He matriculated at King"s College, Cambridge in spring 1611 and was awarded Bachelor in 1613 on the visit of Prince Charles. He was admitted at Lincoln"s Inn on 13 February 1614. He was knighted in 1623 and then created a baronet in the Baronetage of England on 26 June 1623.
He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Boston in 1626.
In 1635 he became High Sheriff of Norfolk. Barkham died at Tottenham then in Middlesex at the age of 72.
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In 1625 he was elected Member of Parliament for Boston.