Robert Woolley Walden
Robert Woolley Walden | |
|---|---|
| 8th Mayor of Westminster | |
| In office 1908–1909 | |
| Preceded by | John William Dennis |
| Succeeded by | Rev. Frederick Harcourt Hillersdon |
| Metropolitan Asylums Board Chairman | |
| In office 31 May 1913 – 24 May 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Dennis |
| Succeeded by | Very Rev. Canon Norman Sprankling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1853 Spalding, United Kingdom |
| Died | 14 August 1929 (aged 75–76) Warlingham, U.K. |
| Spouse(s) | Jessie May (Undated.) |
| Alma mater | Leamington College |
Sir Robert Woolley Walden (1853 – 14 August 1929) was a British politician who served as the 8th Mayor of Westminster.
On 22 May 1872 he became a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and by 1885 he owned a establishment on 65 Elizabeth Street in Westminster, a Chemist shop that runs till this day and still holds his name.[1][full citation needed]
In November 1908, during a royal visit to London by King Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden, Walden was knighted on the 17th of that month with the Royal Order of Vasa.[2][full citation needed]
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