Edward Curr

English born pastoralist and politician in Tasmania and Victoria, Australia (1798-1850) · Politicians · Died at 52

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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.

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1850Died16 November 18501848Named Member of the New South Wales Legislative CouncilOffice1 September 1845 to 31 May 18461845Named Member of the New South Wales Legislative CouncilOffice1 September 1845 to 31 May 18461825Named Member of the Tasmanian Legislative CouncilOffice1 January 1825 to 1 January 18261798Born1 July 1798

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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.

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