Sir Robert Carden, 1st Baronet
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Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1st Baronet (7 October 1801-19 January 1888), was a British banker and Conservative politician.
Carden was the son of James Carden and his wife Mary (née Walter). A successful banker, he was knighted in 1851 and served as Lord Mayor of London from 1857 to 1858. He was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Gloucester in 1857, a seat he held until 1859. Carden was out of Parliament for more than twenty years, but returned in 1880 when he was elected Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, which he remained until 1885. Apart from his business and political career he also served as a Justice of the Peace for Surrey and Middlesex. In June 1887, aged 85, he was created a Baronet, of Molesey in the County of Surrey.
Carden married Pamela Elizabeth Edith, daughter of William Smith Andrews, in 1827. They had three sons and seven daughters. She died in 1874. Carden survived her by fourteen years and died in January 1888, aged 86. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Frederick.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Maurice Berkeley William Philip Price |
Member of Parliament for Gloucester with William Philip Price 1857–1859 |
Succeeded by William Philip Price Charles James Monk |
| Preceded by Thomas Cave Viscount Lymington |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple with Viscount Lymington 1880–1885 |
Succeeded by George Pitt-Lewis (Representation reduced to one member 1885) |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baronet (of Molesey) 1887–1888 |
Succeeded by Frederick Walter Carden |
