# Edward Watkin

> Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet was a British Member of Parliament and railway entrepreneur. He was an ambitious visionary, and presided over large-scale railway engineering projects to fulfil his business aspirations, eventually rising to become chairman of nine different British railway companies.

*English MP and railway entrepreneur*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/edward-watkin

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Born:** 1819-09-26
- **Died:** 1901-04-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 23.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ایڈورڈ واٹکن](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%88%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%88_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%B9%DA%A9%D9%86)
- [ادوارد واتكين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [এডওয়ার্ড ওয়াটকিন](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5345819)

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