Sir John Napier, 4th Baronet (1636–1711) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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between 1664 and 1679.

Biography

Napier was the son of Sir Robert Napier, 2nd Baronet and his second wife Penelope Egerton, daughter of

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and was baptised at Luton Hoo on 5 July 1636. He succeeded to the family estates on the death of his father on 4 March 1661. He also inherited the re-patented Napier baronetcy since his father had surrendered the original patent when disinheriting the family of his first wife.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> In 1664, Napier was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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.History of Parliament Online - Napier, Sir John
/ref> When his nephew died in April 1675, he succeeded to the earlier Napier baronetcy of 1611, as heir male to his father. Napier later became insane and had a commission awarded against him in spring 1710. He died at the age of about 75. Napier married by licence issued 25 August 1666, Elizabeth Biddulph, daughter of

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and his wife Susanna Highlord, daughter of Zachary Highlord, of London.

References

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