Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier

Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier (né Scott) (c. 1702 – 1773) was a Scottish peer.

Early life

Born Francis Scott c. 1702, he was the son of Sir William Scott, 2nd Baronet of Thirlestane, and Elizabeth Napier, Mistress of Napier.^[1][2]

Career

Upon the death of his maternal grandmother Margaret Brisbane, 5th Lady Napier in 1706, he succeeded to the title, Lord Napier, and legally changed his surname to Napier; upon the death of his father in 1725, he succeeded to the baronetcy of Scott, of Thirlestane in the County of Selkirk. The titles have been united ever since.^[1]

Lord Napier served as Commissioner of Police for Scotland between 1761 and 1773.^[1]

Personal life

Lord Napier married twice, firstly in 1729 to Lady Henrietta Hope, the daughter of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Henrietta Hope, Countess of Hopetoun.^[2] They had five sons:^[1]

• William Napier (d. 1775), who became the 7th Lord Napier in 1773.^[1]
• Capt. Charles Napier of Merchiston Hall (1731–1807), who married twice: first to Grizel Warrender, daughter of Sir John Warrender, 2nd Baronet, in 1763; second to Christian Hamilton, daughter of Gabriel Hamilton and Agnes Dundas, a maternal great-granddaughter of the 17th Earl of Crawford, in 1777. With his second wife, he had two sons (Sir Charles and Sir Thomas Erskine), and a daughter, Henrietta Hope.^[1]
• Lt. Col. Francis Napier (d. 1779), an officer in the Royal Marines who married Elizabeth Greenway, daughter of John Greenway.^[1]
• John Napier (d. 1759), who died unmarried.^[1]
• Major General Mark Napier (1738–1809), who married twice: firstly to Anne Neilson, daughter of John Neilson, in 1761. He later married Margaret Simpson, daughter of Alexander Simpson of Concraig.^[1]

In 1750, he married Henrietta Maria Johnston, the daughter of George Johnston of Dublin, and had:^[1]

• George Napier (1751–1804), who married Lady Sarah Lennox, a daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and whose sons were notable in their military service.^[3]
• Hester Napier (d. 1819), who married Alexander Johnston.^[1]
• James Napier (d. 1760), who died young.^[1]
• Capt. Patrick Napier (d. 1801), a captain in the Royal Navy.^[1]
• Lt. James John Napier (d. 1776) killed aboard the frigate HMS Fox.^[1]
• Lt. Stewart Napier (d. 1778)^[1]
• Mary Napier (d. 1765)^[4]

Upon his death in 1773, his titles passed to his eldest son William.^[1]