Mark Napier (MP)
Mark Napier | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire | |
| In office 4 July 1892 – 13 July 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Elliot |
| Succeeded by | John Montagu Douglas Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1852 Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | 19 August 1919 (aged 67) Inverness |
| Political party | Liberal |
Mark Francis Napier (21 January 1852 – 19 August 1919)[1] was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Roxburghshire in the 25th Parliament between 1892 and 1895.[2]
Napier was born in Naples, the fourth son of Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier.[3] Educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, and Trinity College, Cambridge,[3] he was a Freemason who joined the Isaac Newton University Lodge whilst a student at university.[4] After graduating from Cambridge with a BA degree in 1874, Napier was then called to the Bar at the Inner Temple two years later.[1][3] He subsequently practised as a barrister prior to being elected to Parliament.
References
- ^ Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2022 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Hon. Mark Napier (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hon. Mark Francis Napier". Cambridge Alumni Database (ACAD). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "English masonry in Egypt". The Freemason's Chronicle. 6 January 1883. p. 4 – via Masonic Periodicals Online.
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