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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,
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245:, 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.
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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
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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
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when he was appointed Lord
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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
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from March to December 1852. He was also made a member of the
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in 1852. He received a Doctorate in Civil Law in 1853.
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and died there on 9 December 1882. He was buried in
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233:he fiercely opposed. When young he was an extreme
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514:contributions in Parliament by Sir Joseph Napier
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