Joseph Napier
Sir Joseph Napier (1804–1882), judge
1804 born in Belfast on 26 December the youngest son of William Napier, a merchant of Belfast descended from the Napiers of Merchiston, Scotland, and Rosetta Macnaghten of Ballyreagh House, Co. Antrim
Napier had a long association with Trinity College and the University of Dublin.
1848 Member of parliament for the university between 1848 and 1858
1867 Vice-chancellor from 1867 to 1880.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Biography, ODNB