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Admiral Sir Charles Napier was a British Naval Officer. He served during several conflicts including the Napoleonic War, the Syrian War and the Crimean War. He became a Liberal MP in 1841 and promoted reform in the Navy including improving working conditions and the development of iron clad warships. He was appointed Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria the same year. He died at the age of 74 and is remembered by a memorial in St Paul's Cathedral.
Metadata describing this person
Name: Charles Napier
Title: Admiral; Sir
Gender: Male
Nationality: Scottish
Date of birth: 1786
Date of death: 1860
Role: Military
Project person ID: SLP127
Image rights: ©National Portrait Gallery, London. By John Porter, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after John Simpson. Mezzotint, published 26 July 1841 Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1916 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/