Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew KCSI (14 March 1861 – 12 January 1937) was an Indian civil servant of British origin who served as the acting Governor of Madras from 29 March 1919 to 10 April 1919.
Alexander Cardew was born in Bath, Somerset on 14 March 1861 the eldest son of the Reverend J.W.
Married Broadway Parish Church 6 July 1920 Gertrude Evelyn Staniforth daughter of Rev.
Married 9 Dec 1919 St James, Spanish Place, Captain Cuthbert Bellord RAF Janet Cardew.
On 12 January 1937 he collapsed and died in the street in Kensington, London from a heart attack, aged 75.