First American Knighted. Commenting on the fact that several American citizens besides Ihe Inventor of the Browning guns could claim title lo knighthood and Inlsist on being address, ad-dress, d as sir. If they were so foolish, New York Evening World recalls that the llrst native American to be knighted by an English monarch was Sir William Peppered, who was born In Klllery, Me., In Ki'.Hi. Ills father was a Welshman who came to New England as an apprentice appren-tice lo a fisherman. The con became a merchant and amassed a large fortune. for-tune. For 111! years he was a member mem-ber of the royal council of Massachusetts, Massa-chusetts, and as chief Justice of the co 1 1 1 1 1 1 u l pleas court he won eminence as a jurist, lie was knlghled for his success as a leader of the expedition against Loulshurg, the l''rench slroag-hold slroag-hold on Cape Breton, ami afterward attained the rank of lieutenant general In the British army.