William Napier, 7th Lord Napier (1730–1775) was a
Scottish peer.
Family
William Napier was the son of
Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier
Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier ( Scott) ( – 1773) was a Peerage of Scotland, Scottish peer.
Early life
Born Francis Scott , he was the son of Sir William Scott, 2nd Baronet of Thirlestane, and Elizabeth Napier, Mistress of Napier.
Career
Upon ...
and Henrietta Hope (daughter of
Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and
Henrietta Hope, Countess of Hopetoun
Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun KT PC (1681 – 26 February 1742) was a Scottish nobleman.
Early life
He was the son of John Hope of Hopetoun by a daughter of the 4th Earl of Haddington. His father, John Hope, purchased the barony of Nid ...
).
In 1754 he married Mary Cathcart, a daughter of
Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart
Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart (1686 – 20 December 1740) was a British Army officer. Before 1732 he was known as The Honourable Charles Cathcart.
Family
He was the second son of Alan Cathcart, 7th Lord Cathcart by his wife Elizabeth, d ...
, and they had a son,
Francis Napier.
He achieved the title Lord Napier in 1773, two years before his death, at which point it passed to his son.
His daughter Mary (1756–1806) married
Very Rev Andrew Hunter.
William Napier, 7th Lord
1730 births
1775 deaths
Lords Napier
Scott baronets
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