William Ewart Napier

William Ewart Napier
Photo of William Ewart Napier from 1901
BornJanuary 17, 1881
DiedSeptember 6, 1952 (1952-09-07) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)chess master, later vice president of insurance company
SpouseFlorence Gillespie
ChildrenRuth and one other daughter
Parent(s)John and Isabella Collier Napier

William Ewart Napier (17 January 1881, in East Dulwich, Surrey – 6 September 1952, in Washington, D.C.) was an American chess master of English birth.[1]