The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-11
TITLED NEw.ENGLANDERs.
Natives Of the Eastern States Who
Became BarOnets.
TBoston Advertser.l


Sir William Pepperell was probably
the only native of New England who,
during our connection with Great Bri-
tain, was created Baronet by the
Grown. Others who bore the title here,
inherited it. Sir William received the
honor in 1746, the year after the fall of
Louisburg, for services rendered on that
memorable occasion. He died at his seat
in Kittery, Me-, in 1859.
Sir Williams grandson, William Pep
{ rsrell Sparhawk, succeeded by will to a
large part of the estates-dropping the
name Of "Sparhawk"-and, by leave
of the Legislature to the title. He was
the second Sir William Peppereu, Baro-
net, and resided principally in Kittery
till the breaking out of the revolutionary
war, when, being loyal to the crown, he
was denounced by his neighbors, retired
to Boston, in l775, and thence soon after
sailed for England. His estates were
confscated. He died in London in 1917.
His son, who would have inherited the
title, died before him.
John Temple, who was born in Boston
in 1871, and married daughter of Gov.
Bowdoin, succeeded to the title of Bar
onet on the death of Sir Richard Tenn
pie, the seventh Baronet, 1885. He died
in this country in 1898, transmitting the
title. He was appointed Consul General
to the United States few years after
the war of the revolution.
Governor John Wentworth, a native
Of Portsmouth, N. H., left the country
as loyalist at the revolution. He was
Nafterward Lieutenant Governor of Nova
Scotia, and was created Baronet in
1895. Wentworth was, of course, an
Englishman when he received this honor;
the good old colony times" were over.
Temple always claimed to be, himself, a
loyal citizen of the country of his birth.
He did not inherit till the independence
of the colonies was achieved.
As to Sir Geo. Downing and Sir John
Davie, who have recently been men
toned as belonging to the list of "Baro-
nets, natives of New England" (see fifth
series Massachusetts, Historical Collection,
vi, 1873, } the former certainly vas not a
native Of New England. He came over
here with his father in 1888, at the age
of eight years; graduated with the first
class at Harvard, l642, and three years
later left the country, never to return.
He was created Baronet in 1868. Sir
John Davie inherited the title from a
cousin in 1707-remotely from his grand
father, Sir John Dayie ("Burke's
Peerage and Baronetage.") 1t is not
certain that be was born in New Eng
land. His father, Humphrey Davie,
came over to Massachusetts in 1862, re-
moved finally to Connecticut, and died
at Hartford in 1889. John graduated
at Harvard in 1851. He lived in Gro
ton, Connecticut, but, ON succeeding to
his title and estate in England, went
home.
Sir William Phipps was not Baronet.
He was knighted for his services in re-
covering treasure from aSpanish vessel
wrecked near the Bahamas. Sir Charles
Hobby 1--WE believe was born in New
England) was knighted for brave conduct
at the time of the earthquake in 1892 at
Jamaica. He died in England.
Query: Were there not other instances
Of natives of New England becoming
baronets or knights in the colonial or
provincial times?