Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier, the 9th Laird Napier of Merchiston, was a Scottish politician and judge.
Background
Archibald Napier was the son of John Napier and Elizabeth Stirling. In 1619, he married Margaret Graham, who was a daughter of John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose and Lady Margaret Ruthven, and sister of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose. Archibald Napier, who succeeded his father as Lord Napier.
Career
In 1627 he was created Lord Napier of Merchiston and Baronet of Nova Scotia. They had four children: John Napier, who died young. Margaret Napier, who married Sir George Stirling of Keir.
Lilias Napier, who died unmarried.
Napier"s son escaped, but Lord Napier and the rest of his family were imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle and fined £10,000. They were transferred to Linlithgow but Lord Napier"s son Archibald managed to organise their escape.
Lord Napier died at Fincastle, in Perthshire, in November 1645. He wrote Memoirs of Archibald, First Lord Napier: Written by Himself as a defense against accusations of financial impropriety which were later judged to be false.
The memoirs were later published in Edinburgh in 1793 by Francis, the 8th Lord Napier.