Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet of Punknoll (1642 - October 31, 1700) of Punknoll, in the County of Dorset, was an English lawyer and politician.

The son of Robert Napier of Punknoll (d. 1686), the grandson of Sir Nathaniel Napier

Nathaniel Napier

Sir Nathaniel Napier , of Middlemarsh Hall and Moor Crichel in Dorset, was an English Member of Parliament . He was born c.1587, the only son of Sir Robert Napier, a judge and MP, who held the office of Lord Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and his second wife Magdalen Denton. He was knighted in...

, also an MP, and the great-grandson of Sir Robert Napier

Robert Napier (judge)

Sir Robert Napier was an English-born judge in Ireland.. He was High Sheriff of Dorset in 1606 and Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland. He was a Member of Parliament for Dorchester , Bridport and Wareham ....

, a judge who had been Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland. His uncle was Gerrard Napier

Sir Gerrard Napier, 1st Baronet

Sir Gerrard Napier, 1st Baronet , of Middle Marsh and Moor Crichel in Dorset, was an English Member of Parliament who supported the Royalists during the English Civil War....

, created a baronet (in 1641) of Middle Marsh and Moor Crichel, who was also a Member of Parliament.
He was educated at of Trinity College, Oxford

Trinity College, Oxford

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In 1681, while he served as High Sheriff of Dorset

High Sheriff of Dorset

The High Sheriff of Dorset is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. The position was once a powerful position responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing law and order in Dorset. In modern times the sheriff has become a ceremonial role, presiding...

, he was knighted. He was subsequently raised to the Baronetage of Punknoll on February 25, 1682, after which he served as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Weymouth

Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)

Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and...

 (from 1689 to 1690) and Dorchester

Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)

Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced one member....

 (in 1690 and from 1698 to his death in 1700).

He married Sophia Evelyn, the daughter of Charles Evelyn of Godstone, and they had a son, Charles who assumed the baronetcy upon his death in 1700.