Sir Charles Frederick Hadden KCB (2 June 1854 – 13 September 1924) was a British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance.

He was educated at Elstree School and Cheltenham College before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

[4] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] He was appointed President of Ordnance Board and Royal Artillery Committee in 1913.