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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Sir Charles Frederick Hadden Шаблон:Postnominals (2 June 1854 – 13 September 1924) was a British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance.[1]

Early life and education

Hadden was born in Nottingham, the son of Charles Stanton Hadden, a Ceylon coffee planter. He was educated at Elstree School and Cheltenham College before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1]

Military career

Hadden was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1873.[2] He was appointed Chief Inspector at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich in 1893 and then became a Member of the Ordnance Committee and an Associate Member of Explosives Committee in 1901.[2]

He was made Commandant of the Ordnance College and Director of Artillery in 1904 before moving on to be Master-General of the Ordnance in 1907.[2] In that capacity he was a member of a special committee set up by Prime Minister H. H. Asquith to exploit aerial construction in 1909.[3] He was appointed President of Ordnance Board and Royal Artillery Committee in 1913.[2]

Personal life

In 1885, Hadden married Frances Mabel Strong, the daughter of Col. Clement Strong of the Coldstream Guard.[1]

He lived at Rossway near Berkhamsted.[4]

He died suddenly of heart failure, aged 70.[1]

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