Robert Alden

Edwin Hyde Alden
Born(1836-01-14)January 14, 1836
DiedMay 6, 1911(1911-05-06) (aged 75)
Chester, Vermont, U.S.
OccupationCongregational minister
SpouseTwice married

Edwin Hyde "Robert" Alden (January 14, 1836 May 6, 1911) was an American Congregational minister. He was one of the many real people upon whom Laura Ingalls Wilder based a character in the Little House on the Prairie series of books and the NBC television series of the same name.

A direct descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Mayflower.