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Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier

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Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier ( Scott) (c. 1702 – 1773) was a Scottish peer.

Early life

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Born Francis Scott c. 1702, he was the son of Sir William Scott, 2nd Baronet of Thirlestane, and Elizabeth Napier, Mistress of Napier.[1][2]

Career

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Upon the death of his maternal grandmother Margaret Brisbane, 5th Lady Napier in 1706, he succeeded to the title, Lord Napier, and legally changed his surname to Napier; upon the death of his father in 1725, he succeeded to the baronetcy of Scott, of Thirlestane in the County of Selkirk. The titles have been united ever since.[1]

Lord Napier served as Commissioner of Police for Scotland between 1761 and 1773.[1]

Personal life

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Lord Napier married twice, firstly in 1729 to Lady Henrietta Hope, the daughter of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Henrietta Hope, Countess of Hopetoun.[2] They had five sons:[1]

  • William Napier (d. 1775), who became the 7th Lord Napier in 1773.[1]
  • Capt. Charles Napier of Merchiston Hall (1731–1807), who married twice: first to Grizel Warrender, daughter of Sir John Warrender, 2nd Baronet, in 1763; second to Christian Hamilton, daughter of Gabriel Hamilton and Agnes Dundas, a maternal great-granddaughter of the 17th Earl of Crawford, in 1777. With his second wife, he had two sons (Sir Charles and Sir Thomas Erskine), and a daughter, Henrietta Hope.[1]
  • Lt. Col. Francis Napier (d. 1779), an officer in the Royal Marines who married Elizabeth Greenway, daughter of John Greenway.[1]
  • John Napier (d. 1759), who died unmarried.[1]
  • Major General Mark Napier (1738–1809), who married twice: firstly to Anne Neilson, daughter of John Neilson, in 1761. He later married Margaret Simpson, daughter of Alexander Simpson of Concraig.[1]

In 1750, he married Henrietta Maria Johnston, the daughter of George Johnston of Dublin, and had:[1]

Upon his death in 1773, his titles passed to his eldest son William.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2859.
  2. ^ a b Rice, Brian; González-Velasco, Enrique; Corrigan, Alexander (9 March 2017). The Life and Works of John Napier. Springer. pp. 49n, 51, 58, 60, 977. ISBN 978-3-319-53282-0. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ^ Lodge, Edmund (1851). The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility ... Saunders and Otley. pp. 404–405. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Stirnet".
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Lord Napier
1706–1773
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Baronet
(of Thirlestane)
1725–1773
Succeeded by