There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Carden, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extant as of 2010.

The Carden Baronetcy, of Templemore

Templemore

Templemore is a town in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea....

 in the County of Tipperary

County Tipperary

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, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 31 August 1787 for John Carden, commander of the 30th Regiment of Light Dragoons, which he had helped raise. His son from his third marriage, the third Baronet (who succeeded his half-brother), fought at the Battle of Waterloo

Battle of Waterloo

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 in 1815. The sixth Baronet, Sir John Valentine Carden was a notable tank and vehicle designer. The family was originally from Cheshire

Cheshire

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, England

England

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, but settled at Templemore in County Tipperary

County Tipperary

County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

 around 1650. Admiral John Surman Carden was a member of another branch of this family.

The Carden Baronetcy, of Wimpole Street in the County of Middlesex and of Molesey in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 June 1887 for Robert Carden

Sir Robert Carden, 1st Baronet

Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1st Baronet was a British banker and Conservative politician.Carden was the son of James Carden and his wife Mary . In 1816, he took a commission in the 52nd Regiment of Foot.Later a successful banker, he was knighted in 1851...

. He was Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

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 from 1857 to 1858 and also represented Gloucester

Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Barnstaple

Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)

Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Barnstaple in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member.The constituency...

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Lancers and served as High Sheriff of Hampshire

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 in 1891. His eldest son, the third Baronet, was a Major in the 1st Life Guards and also served as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1922 and as a Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 of Berkshire

Berkshire

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 in 1936. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 17th/21st Lancers. As of 2010 the title is believed to be held by his only son, the presumed fifth Baronet. However, he does not use his title and has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.

Carden Baronets, of Templemore (1787)

• Sir John Craven Carden, 1st Baronet (c. 1758-1820)
• Sir Arthur Carden, 2nd Baronet (1778-1822)
• Sir Henry Robert Carden, 3rd Baronet (1789-1847)
• Sir John Craven Carden, 4th Baronet (1819-1879)
• Sir John Craven Carden, 5th Baronet (1854-1931)
• Sir John Valentine Carden, 6th Baronet (1892-1935)
• Sir John Craven Carden, 7th Baronet (1926-2008)
• Sir John Craven Carden, 8th Baronet (b. 1953)

Carden Baronets, of Wimpole Street and Molesey (1887)

• Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1st Baronet
  Sir Robert Carden, 1st Baronet
  Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1st Baronet was a British banker and Conservative politician.Carden was the son of James Carden and his wife Mary . In 1816, he took a commission in the 52nd Regiment of Foot.Later a successful banker, he was knighted in 1851...
  
  (1801-1888)
• Sir Frederick Walter Carden, 2nd Baronet (1833-1909)
• Sir Frederick Henry Walter Carden, 3rd Baronet (1873-1966)
• Sir Henry Christopher Carden, 4th Baronet (1908-1993)
• (Sir) Christopher Robert Carden, 5th Baronet (b. 1946)