Alexander Napier (1st Laird of Merchiston)

Alexander Napier, 1st Laird of Merchiston (died c. 1454) was a Scottish landowner and politician who served as Provost of Edinburgh in 1437–1438.

He was the son of William Napier, Governor of Edinburgh Castle[1][2] (or of Alexander Napier, Provost of Edinburgh in 1403[3]).

He acquired the estate of Merchiston from King James I in 1436.[4]

Napier had two sons, Alexander and Robert.[3] He died around 1454.[4]

References
  1. Napier, Alexander. "Burgess of Edinburgh". Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors. Marlyn Lewis. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. Douglas, William. The Peerage of Scotland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. "Merchiston and its Napier Lairds". Clan Napier Society. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. Henderson, T. F. (1894). "Napier, Alexander" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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