William Napier, 13th Lord Napier
Lt. Col. William Francis Cyril James Hamilton Napier, 13th Lord Napier, 4th Baron Ettrick DL was a Scottish soldier and courtier.
Early life
He was the eldest son of Francis Napier, the 12th Lord Napier and his wife Hon. Clarice Jessie E. Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 9th Lord Belhaven and Stenton. His brother, Hon. Neville Archibald John Watson Ettrick Napier, married Eileen Thorne, in 1937.He was educated at Wellington College and Sandhurst.
Career
In 1920, he was commissioned into the King's Own Scottish Borderers, as a 2nd lieutenant, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel by 1939. During this time, he served as the commanding officer of the 6th Battalion of the Scottish Borderers, as well as assistant adjutant general of the War Office. He was elected into the Royal Company of Archers in 1930, and held a number of political positions, including county councillor for Selkirkshire and DL and JP for Selkirkshire.Upon his father's death in 1941, he succeeded as Lord Napier and Ettrick and as chief of the name and arms of Clan Napier.
Personal life
On 28 September 1928, he married Violet Muir Newson, a daughter of Sir Percy Newson, 1st Baronet and Helena Franklin. Together, they had four children:- Francis Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier, who married Delia Mary Pearson, daughter of Maj. Archibald David Barclay Pearson and Hilda Constance Helen Blackburn, in 1958.
- Hon. Charles Malcolm Napier, who married Lady Mariota Cecilia Murray, a daughter of Mungo Murray, 7th Earl of Mansfield, in 1969.
- Hon. John Greville Napier, who married Juliet Elizabeth Hargreaves Durie, daughter of Sir Alexander Charles Durie and Joyce May Hargreaves, in 1968.
- Hon. Hugh Lennox Napier, a doctor who died unmarried.