William John Napier, ninth Lord Napier (1786-1834)
British naval officer, son of the eighth baron (d. 1823); he served a a midshipman at
Trafalgar, a lieutenant under Admiral Cochrane, and in 1833 was appointed the first Chief
Superintendent of Trade at Canton.
British naval officer, son of the eighth baron (d. 1823); he served a a midshipman at
Trafalgar, a lieutenant under Admiral Cochrane, and in 1833 was appointed the first Chief
Superintendent of Trade at Canton.