Baron Napier of Magdala
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1868 for the military commander Sir Robert Napier
Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, GCB, GCSI, CIE, FRS was a British soldier.-Early life:...
, in recognition of his part in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire...
when the town of Magdala
Amba Mariam
Amba Mariam is a village in central Ethiopia. It was known as Magdala or Meqdela during the reign of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia...
was captured. Napier was later Commander-in-Chief in India and Governor of Gibraltar
Governor of Gibraltar
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and was made a Field Marshal
Field Marshal
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in 1882. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He served as Aide-de-Camp
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to his father. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baron. He was a Colonel in the British Army. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the fourth Baron. He worked for the Indian State Railways
Indian Railways
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. His son, the fifth Baron, was a Brigadier in the Royal Engineers
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. the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 1987.
The Hon. Sir Albert Napier
Albert Napier
Sir Albert Edward Alexander Napier KCB KCVO QC was a British civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Department between 1944 and 1954...
, youngest son of the first Baron, was Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
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and Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Office
Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Office
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between 1944 and 1954.
Barons Napier of Magdãla (1868)
- Robert George Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of MagdalaRobert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of MagdalaField Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, GCB, GCSI, CIE, FRS was a British soldier.-Early life:...
(1810–1890) - Robert William Napier, 2nd Baron Napier of Magdala (1845–1921)
- James Pearse Napier, 3rd Baron Napier of Magdala (1849–1935)
- Edward Herbert Scott Napier, 4th Baron Napier of Magdala (1861–1948)
- (Robert) John Napier, 5th Baron Napier of Magdala (1904–1987)
- Robert Alan Napier, 6th Baron Napier of Magdala (b. 1940)