Archibald Napier, 3rd Lord Napier

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Archibald Napier, 3rd Lord Napier
Died1683 (1684)
Father Archibald Napier
Relatives Margaret Napier (sister)
Thomas Nicolson (nephew)
Archibald Napier (grandfather)

Archibald Napier, 3rd Lord Napier (died 1683) was a Scottish peer.

Family

Archibald Napier was a member of the Napier family of Merchiston, Scotland, and was the great-grandson of John Napier, the inventor of logarithms.

He was the son of Archibald Napier, 2nd Lord Napier and Lady Elizabeth Erskine, daughter of John Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar.

Archibald died unmarried and childless, but successfully petitioned for the barony to succeed to female heirs, including his sisters. The Lordship of Napier passed through his eldest sister Jean to his nephew, Thomas Nicolson, 4th Lord Napier, via this arrangement. [1]

References

  1. ↑ "Clan Napier" (PDF). Scots Society of Louisville. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Lord Napier
1661–1683		Succeeded by
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Baronet
(of Merchistoun)
1660–1683		Vacant
Title dormant
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