William Napier, 7th Lord Napier
William Napier, 7th Lord Napier (1730–1775) was a Scottish peer.
Family[]
William Napier was the son of Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier and Henrietta Hope (daughter of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Henrietta Hope, Countess of Hopetoun).
In 1754 he married Mary Cathcart, a daughter of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart, 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.
Categories:
- Clan Napier
- 1730 births
- 1775 deaths
- Lords Napier
- Eldest sons of British hereditary barons
- Lord of Parliament stubs