8 3 4 ), ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁officer , ▁politician ▁and ▁diplom at ▁ ▁William ▁Nap ier ▁( nov el ist ), ▁historical ▁novel ist ▁pseud onym ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Hart ▁ ▁William ▁Nap ier ▁( VC ) ▁( 1 8 2 8 – 1 9 0 8 ), ▁English ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁ ▁William ▁Nap ier ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ▁officer ) ▁( 1 8 7 7 – 1 9 5 1 ), ▁British ▁adm iral ▁ ▁William ▁Craig ▁Emil ius ▁Nap ier ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 9 0 3 ), ▁British ▁general ▁ ▁William ▁Nap ier ▁( law yer ) ▁( 1 8 0 4 – 1 8 7 9 ), ▁Singapore ▁lawyer ▁and ▁newspaper ▁editor ; ▁Lieutenant - G overn or ▁of ▁Lab uan ▁ ▁William ▁Joseph ▁Nap ier ▁( 1 8 5 7 – 1 9 2 5 ), ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁A uck land , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ ▁William ▁Nap ier , ▁ 1 1 th ▁Lord ▁Nap ier ▁( 1 8 4 6 – 1 9 1 3 ), ▁British ▁peer ▁ ▁William ▁Nap ier , ▁ 1 3 th ▁Lord ▁Nap ier ▁( 1 9 0 0 – 1 9 5 4 ), ▁Scottish ▁soldier ▁and ▁court ier ▁ ▁William ▁Nap ier , ▁ 7 th ▁Lord ▁Nap ier ▁( 1 7 3 0 – 1 7 7 5 ), ▁Scottish ▁peer ▁ ▁Sir ▁William ▁Nap ier , ▁ 3 rd ▁Baron et ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 1 9