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Sir Joseph Napier, 2nd Baronet (28 May 1841 – 13 November 1884) was an Irish Captain 23rd
Royal Welch Fusiliers The Royal Welch Fusiliers ( cy, Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, and part of the Prince of Wales' Division, that was founded in 1689; shortly after the Glorious Revolution. In 1702, it was designated ...
. He was the son of
Sir Joseph Napier, 1st Baronet Sir Joseph Napier, 1st Baronet (26 December 1804 – 9 December 1882) was an Irish Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament. He was also a barrister and judge, who served briefly as Lord Chancellor of ...
and Charity (Cherry) Grace, and was born in
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,
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. His father was a leading politician and barrister who was briefly
Lord Chancellor of Ireland The Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (commonly known as Lord Chancellor of Ireland) was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1721 to 1801, it was also the highest political office of ...
in 1858–9. Joseph had an elder brother William, who died prematurely in 1874, to his parents' great grief. He married Maria Octavier Mortimer on 10 November 1864 and had 2 sons: William Lennox Napier(1867-1915) and Joseph Duncan Mortimer Napier (1871-1900).


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*Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John Murray 1926 {{DEFAULTSORT:Napier, Joseph, 2nd Baronet Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1841 births 1884 deaths Royal Welch Fusiliers officers Military personnel from Dublin (city)