Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier ( 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.

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. Lord Napier served as Commissioner of Police for Scotland between 1761 and 1773.

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. They had five sons: In 1750, he married Henrietta Maria Johnston, the daughter of George Johnston of Dublin, and had: Upon his death in 1773, his titles passed to his eldest son William.