# Edward Curr

> Edward Curr was an Australian settler and politician. Curr was born in Sheffield, England. He travelled to Hobart Town, arriving in February 1820. In 1823 he returned to England. In 1824 he was appointed manager of the newly formed Van Diemen's Land Company which had arranged to buy 250,000 acres of land in the north-west of the colony.

*English born pastoralist and politician in Tasmania and Victoria, Australia (1798-1850)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1798-07-01
- **Died:** 1850-11-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Edward Curr was an Australian settler and politician. Curr was born in Sheffield, England. He travelled to Hobart Town, arriving in February 1820. In 1823 he returned to England. In 1824 he was appointed manager of the newly formed Van Diemen's Land Company which had arranged to buy 250,000 acres of land in the north-west of the colony.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 22.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 58.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Edward Curr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Curr)
- [Кёрр, Эдвард](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%91%D1%80%D1%80%2C_%D0%AD%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4)
- [Едвард Керр](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4251476)

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