Robert C. Vaden

Robert C. Vaden
President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate
In office
January 9, 1952 – January 12, 1954
Preceded byMorton G. Goode
Succeeded byWalter C. Caudill
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 13th district
In office
August 17, 1933 – January 12, 1954
Preceded byE.J. Harvey
Succeeded byLandon Wyatt
Personal details
Born
Robert Carrington Vaden

(1882-10-05)October 5, 1882
Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 1954(1954-02-20) (aged 71)
Danville, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKate Smith Paris
EducationUniversity of Richmond

Robert Carrington Vaden (October 5, 1882 – February 20, 1954) was a Virginia businessman and Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia. Allied with the Byrd Organization, Vaden represented a district centered around Danville part time for three decades. During his last term and in the absence of Virginia's Lieutenant Governors, Vaden led the Virginia senate as its President pro tempore.