37:
471:
Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of Joseph Napier of St. Andrews, Co. Down and to his grandson, the Rt. Hon. Joseph Napier, M.P., Lord
Chancellor of Ireland, son of William Napier of St. Andrews, 16 March 1867. Dublin: National Library of Ireland, Genealogical Office: Ms. 109,
256:, who nicknamed him "Holy Joe". He was sometimes accused of hypocrisy, and certainly knew how to dissemble: candidates for office who were assured of his support sometimes found to their outrage that he had been blocking them all along.
205:, but the reaction from the Bar was so unfavourable (his deafness rather than his religious beliefs seems to have been the issue here) that he withdrew his name. His publications include educational, mathematical and legal works.
475:
Our portrait gallery - No. LXIX: The Rt. Hon. Joseph Napier, M. P. (With etching). The Dublin
University magazine: a literary and political journal, Vol. XLI, pp. 300–314, March, 1853. National Library of
770:
268:
family), on 20 August 1831. Described as "an impulsive love match", the marriage was a very happy one. They had 2 sons: William John Napier, who predeceased his parents, to their intense grief, and
775:
730:
715:
710:
177:
when he was appointed Lord
Chancellor of Ireland in 1858, an office he held until 1859. His appointment caused some surprise since he had made his reputation in the
201:
views had made him enemies, while the Bar complained that his deafness made it impossible for him to conduct business efficiently. He accepted the position of
765:
185:, had been offered it a second time, and after an initial refusal had been willing to accept; Blackburne took his rejection very badly. Napier was created a
155:
725:
735:
287:. The warm friendship between the two men ended in a bitter quarrel which was never made up. Another sister, Mary Napier, married
194:
181:, although he also did some chancery work. Some embarrassment was caused by the revelation that a previous holder of the office,
17:
760:
740:
553:
705:
341:
190:
780:
574:
221:
197:. Despite his obvious wish to return to office, he never became Chancellor again: even in the Tory party, his strong
36:
557:
533:
491:
140:
128:. He built up a very large practice, and acquired an impressive reputation for learning, especially in the area of
542:
677:
642:
625:
269:
109:
56:
755:
750:
745:
720:
292:
284:
208:
In 1880, following the death of his eldest son
William, a blow from which he never recovered, he retired to
600:
252:, but it is said that his views mellowed as he grew older. His earlier religious views led to a clash with
144:
485:
650:
632:
69:
462:
578:
566:
546:
524:
504:
The Life of Sir Joseph Napier, Bart., ex Lord
Chancellor of Ireland: from his private correspondence
459:
Andrew
Shields, The Irish Conservative Party, 1852-1868: Land, Politics and Religion (Dublin, 2007)
174:
148:
499:
375:
61:
468:
Charles Mosley, Burke's
Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A. 2003
232:
He was remembered as a learned jurist and a diligent
Parliamentarian, but above all as a devout
299:
202:
113:
249:
217:
415:
700:
695:
178:
28:
173:
in politics, and exceptionally diligent in attending to his political duties. He left the
8:
303:
253:
420:
302:, was a cousin: this assured Napier of favourable press coverage in a wide-circulation
209:
182:
133:
237:
484:
610:
371:
280:
241:
159:
124:, but his marriage in 1831 disqualified him, as Trinity required its fellows to be
663:
381:
288:
276:
264:
He married
Charity (Cherry) Grace, daughter of John Grace of Dublin (from an old
272:, and 3 daughters: Grace, Rosetta and Cherry. Lady Napier died on 4 March 1901.
507:
349:
689:
593:
81:
80:
He was the son of
William Napier and Rosetta MacNaghten of Ballyreagh House,
64:
Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament. He was also a
245:
198:
163:
101:
45:
480:
233:
121:
771:
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dublin University
117:
105:
65:
265:
129:
125:
97:
143:
from 1848 to 1858, after failing to be elected in 1847. He became
519:
186:
85:
120:
in 1831. He had contemplated remaining at Trinity and seeking a
213:
93:
89:
495:. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 65–68.
147:
from March to December 1852. He was also made a member of the
454:
Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Vol. I 1832-1885
463:
Authorized Report of the Proceedings of the Church Congress
170:
60:(26 December 1804 – 9 December 1882) was an Irish
151:
in 1852. He received a Doctorate in Civil Law in 1853.
776:
Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
456:, edited by Michael Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
295:; she died young in 1831, leaving a son, James Henry.
216:
and died there on 9 December 1882. He was buried in
162:to consolidate existing statutes and enactments of
731:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
439:. No. 36395. London. 6 March 1901. p. 1.
244:he fiercely opposed. When young he was an extreme
156:Royal Commission for Consolidating the Statute Law
716:Burials at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium
711:Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
687:
525:contributions in Parliament by Sir Joseph Napier
291:who later became a Professor of English Law at
220:, Dublin with a tablet to his memory placed in
298:John Robinson, founder and proprietor of the
88:, Ireland, where his father was a prosperous
401:
399:
275:One of his sisters, Rosetta Napier, married
465:held at York, 1866. with speech from Napier
27:For the American USCGC station keeper, see
193:in 1868, which entitled him to sit on the
766:Burials at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
396:
414:
35:
726:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
506:. Longmans, Green. London, 492pp. 1887
195:Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
14:
688:
370:
154:In 1854, Napier was appointed to the
336:
334:
332:
479:
191:Privy Council of the United Kingdom
24:
364:
68:and judge, who served briefly as
25:
792:
512:
329:
736:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
651:Baronetage of the United Kingdom
534:Parliament of the United Kingdom
492:Dictionary of National Biography
447:
324:The Judges in Ireland 1221–1921
428:
408:
346:Dictionary of Ulster Biography
316:
270:Sir Joseph Napier, 2nd Baronet
222:St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
110:Belfast Academical Institution
92:. The family had emigrated to
53:Sir Joseph Napier, 1st Baronet
13:
1:
761:Attorneys-general for Ireland
424:. 9 April 1867. p. 2183.
377:Legislative methods and forms
326:London John Murray 1926 p.295
309:
285:Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
227:
189:in 1867 and appointed to the
116:, before being called to the
741:Irish Conservative Party MPs
601:Attorney-General for Ireland
236:with a deep devotion to the
145:Attorney General for Ireland
7:
706:Lord chancellors of Ireland
100:: they were descended from
10:
797:
633:Lord Chancellor of Ireland
293:Queen's University Belfast
248:, and strongly opposed to
70:Lord Chancellor of Ireland
26:
674:
661:
656:
649:
639:
630:
622:
617:
607:
598:
590:
585:
579:George Alexander Hamilton
571:
567:George Alexander Hamilton
551:
547:George Alexander Hamilton
539:
532:
259:
75:
781:Politicians from Belfast
500:Ewald, Alexander Charles
149:Privy Council of Ireland
18:Joseph Napier (baronet)
543:Sir Frederick Shaw, Bt
486:"Napier, Joseph"
283:for Ireland and later
203:Lord Justice of Appeal
114:Trinity College Dublin
49:
250:Catholic Emancipation
218:Mount Jerome Cemetery
169:Napier was a staunch
39:
721:Lawyers from Belfast
554:Member of Parliament
300:Dublin Daily Express
179:courts of common law
29:Joseph Napier (USCG)
668:(of Merrion Square)
322:Ball, F. Elrington
618:Political offices
421:The London Gazette
210:St Leonards-on-Sea
183:Francis Blackburne
108:. He attended the
104:, inventor of the
84:, and was born in
62:Conservative Party
50:
684:
683:
675:Succeeded by
640:Succeeded by
608:Succeeded by
572:Succeeded by
562:1848–1858
558:Dublin University
372:Ilbert, Courtenay
238:Church of Ireland
141:Dublin University
16:(Redirected from
788:
756:UK MPs 1857–1859
751:UK MPs 1852–1857
746:UK MPs 1847–1852
623:Preceded by
611:Abraham Brewster
591:Preceded by
540:Preceded by
530:
529:
496:
488:
441:
440:
432:
426:
425:
412:
406:
403:
394:
393:
391:
389:
368:
362:
361:
359:
357:
348:. Archived from
338:
327:
320:
281:Attorney General
254:Daniel O'Connell
242:disestablishment
175:House of Commons
160:royal commission
59:
21:
796:
795:
791:
790:
789:
787:
786:
785:
686:
685:
680:
671:
666:
645:
636:
628:
613:
604:
596:
581:
577:
563:
561:
549:
545:
515:
450:
445:
444:
434:
433:
429:
413:
409:
404:
397:
387:
385:
382:Clarendon Press
369:
365:
355:
353:
342:"Joseph Napier"
340:
339:
330:
321:
317:
312:
289:Echlin Molyneux
277:James Whiteside
262:
230:
134:Queen's Counsel
78:
55:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
794:
784:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
682:
681:
676:
673:
660:
654:
653:
647:
646:
641:
638:
629:
624:
620:
619:
615:
614:
609:
606:
597:
592:
588:
587:
586:Legal offices
583:
582:
575:Anthony Lefroy
573:
570:
550:
541:
537:
536:
528:
527:
514:
513:External links
511:
510:
509:
497:
483:, ed. (1894).
477:
473:
472:pp. 143–4
469:
466:
460:
457:
449:
446:
443:
442:
427:
407:
395:
363:
352:on 5 July 2008
328:
314:
313:
311:
308:
261:
258:
229:
226:
139:He was MP for
136:(QC) in 1844.
132:. He became a
77:
74:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
793:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
693:
691:
679:
678:Joseph Napier
670:
667:
665:
659:
655:
652:
648:
644:
643:Maziere Brady
635:
634:
627:
626:Maziere Brady
621:
616:
612:
603:
602:
595:
594:John Hatchell
589:
584:
580:
576:
569:
568:
560:
559:
555:
548:
544:
538:
535:
531:
526:
522:
521:
517:
516:
508:
505:
501:
498:
494:
493:
487:
482:
478:
474:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
451:
438:
431:
423:
422:
417:
411:
402:
400:
383:
379:
378:
373:
367:
351:
347:
343:
337:
335:
333:
325:
319:
315:
307:
305:
301:
296:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
273:
271:
267:
257:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
225:
223:
219:
215:
211:
206:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
167:
165:
161:
157:
152:
150:
146:
142:
137:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
82:County Antrim
73:
71:
67:
63:
58:
54:
47:
43:
42:Joseph Napier
38:
34:
30:
19:
669:
662:
658:New creation
657:
631:
599:
565:
552:
518:
503:
490:
453:
448:Bibliography
436:
430:
419:
410:
386:. Retrieved
384:. p. 57
376:
366:
354:. Retrieved
350:the original
345:
323:
318:
297:
274:
263:
231:
207:
168:
153:
138:
79:
52:
51:
41:
33:
701:1882 deaths
696:1804 births
523:1803–2005:
481:Lee, Sidney
416:"No. 23238"
388:9 September
306:newspaper.
246:Evangelical
199:Evangelical
164:English law
102:John Napier
46:The Graphic
690:Categories
672:1867–1882
637:1858–1859
605:1852–1853
435:"Deaths".
405:Ball p.295
380:. Oxford:
310:References
234:Protestant
228:Reputation
122:fellowship
437:The Times
118:Irish Bar
106:logarithm
66:barrister
476:Ireland.
374:(1901).
304:Unionist
266:Kilkenny
240:, whose
130:pleading
126:celibate
98:Scotland
664:Baronet
520:Hansard
187:Baronet
86:Belfast
564:With:
356:9 July
260:Family
214:Sussex
94:Ulster
90:brewer
76:Career
96:from
556:for
390:2024
358:2008
171:Tory
158:, a
112:and
48:1883
40:Sir
212:in
692::
502:.
489:.
418:.
398:^
344:.
331:^
279:,
224:.
166:.
72:.
57:PC
44:,
392:.
360:.
31:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)