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. 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. He was educated at Wellington College and Sandhurst. He succeeded as Lord Napier and Ettrick and as chief of the name and arms of Clan Napier upon his father's death in 1941.
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.
In 1928, he married Violet Muir Newson, and had four children:
  1. Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier
  2. Hon. Charles Malcolm Napier
  3. Hon. John Greville Napier
  4. Hon. Hugh Lennox Napier