Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1st Baronet (7 October 1801 – 19 January 1888) was a British banker and

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politician. Carden was the son of James Carden and his wife Mary (née Walter), who was a daughter of John Walter, founder of

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newspaper. In 1816, he took a commission in the

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Robert Walter Carden in Illustrated London News, 7 November 1857

Later a successful banker, he was knighted in 1851. He served as

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in 1850 and was elected

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in 1857. He was elected to the

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as one of two representatives for

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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

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, which he remained until 1885. Apart from his business and political career he also served as a

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for

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and

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. In June 1887, aged 85, he was created a

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, of

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in the

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. 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. Sir Robert Walter Carden is buried alongside his wife and two of his children at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carden, Sir Robert, 1st Baronet 1801 births 1888 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1880–1885 Sheriffs of the City of London 19th-century lord mayors of London Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Barnstaple 19th-century English politicians 52nd Regiment of Foot officers Members of Parliament for Gloucester