Background
III, John Hawkins Napier, was born on February 6, 1925 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of John Hawkins and Lena Mae (Tate) Napier.
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John Hawkins Napier, III
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Bachelor, University Mississippi, 1949. Master of Arts, Auburn University, 1967. Postgraduate, Georgetown University, 1971.
Doctor (honorary), Napier University, Edinburgh, 2000.
Career
Journalist, teacher Picayune (Mississippi) High School, 1946. Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1949, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, 1966. Retired, 1977
Staff director Congressional Committee on Southeast Asia, 1970.
Faculty Air War College, 1971-1974. Air University Command historian, 1974-1977. Assistant to executive director Alabama Commission on Higher Education, Montgomery, 1977-1978.
Adjunct history faculty Auburn University, Montgomery, 1980-1985. Columnist Montgomery Advertiser, 1980-1987. Lecturer in field.
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Membership
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946, colonel Alabama State Defense Force, 1991-1997, brigadier general, deputy commander, 1997. Fellow Society Antiquaries Scotland. Member English-Speaking Union (president 1978-1987, national director 1980-1986, 87-90, 91-94), Royal Order Scotland, Alabama History Association(president 1979-1980), Society Pioneers Montgomery (president 1980-1981), Society Colonial Wars, Sons of Confederate Veterans (vice commander Alabama 1979-1980), Society War of 1812 (president Alabama 1980-1982), Saint Andrews Society, South.R., Sons of the American Revolution (president 1974-1975), Clan Napierin North America (Lieutenant to chief since 1985), Order 1st Families Virginia, Governor Alabama Society Order Founders & Patriots American, Noble Society Celts., Jamestowne Society, Society Cincinnati, Sigma Chi, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Sigma Alpha, Scabbard and Blade.
Clubs: Montgomery Country, Aztec 1847, Military Order Carabao, Saint John House (London).
Connections
Married Harriet Elizabeth McGehee, August 30, 1950 (deceased). Married Cameron Mayson Freeman, September 11, 1964.
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Political Party
Democrat
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Decorated Legion of Merit, Lord of Cloghroe, also others Recipient award of Merit, Alabama History Commission, 1976, Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Niadh Nask, Order of Saint Stanislas, Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, Sovereign Military Order of Temple of Jerusalem. Merit award English-Speaking Union United States, 1983.tempSpaceTaylor Medal and graduate fellow U. Mississippi, 1949. Storrs scholar Pomona College, 1942-1943.Decorated Legion of Merit, Lord of Cloghroe, also others Recipient award of Merit, Alabama History Commission, 1976, Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Niadh Nask, Order of Saint Stanislas, Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, Sovereign Military Order of Temple of Jerusalem. Merit award English-Speaking Union United States, 1983.tempSpaceTaylor Medal and graduate fellow U. Mississippi, 1949.
Storrs scholar Pomona College, 1942-1943.