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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.
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.
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| Name: | Charles Napier |
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| 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/ |
