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.

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier
Lord Napier
1773-1775
Succeeded by
Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier
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