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Show I WOULD HAVE BEEN KING OF ENGLAND ; j AS GEORGE SECOND; Louisville Courleis7ournaL Had George Washington accepted the crown offered htm by England t the close of the Revolutionary war, George Washington Lewis of this city would have been rounding out the seventy fourth year of bis reign as monarch of what Is known as the United States. Instead of being a prosperous Fourth avenue merchant dealer in dry goods, John C, Lewis would have been the heir apparent to the American throne. Direct ln Descent. The line of descent from Gen. Wash lngton to Mr. Lewis is almost direct. The father of his country left no children chil-dren and had no full brothers at his death, so the throne would have gone to the oldest son of his only sister. Bet tie Washington, who married Col. Fielding Field-ing Lewis, who was born at Kenmore. February 14. 1751. He married Ann Alexander, the daughter of Col. Glrard Alexander, founder of Alexandria, Va., and died at Fairfax, Va., July 6. 1803. His eldest son was Charles Lewis, who was born at Fairfax November 15, 1T7&. He was appointed a Lieutenant in the United States navy by his uncle, George Washington, and saw service In the war with Great Britain, 1812 to 1815. Ha married Ann Davlsson and died August 9. 1829. His oldest son was George Washington Lewis, who is still alive and a resident of Louisville. Thus it Is seen that had Gen. Washington Wash-ington allowed his ambition to overcome over-come his patriotism the retgning mon archs of this country would have been: George I. From to February 14, 1799. Fielding I. From February 14. 1799. to July 5, 1803. Charles I. From July 5, 1803, to August Au-gust 9. 1829. George II. -From August I, 1829, to present day. Lewis at Present Day. Mr. Lewis, who would have been George II. is now 84 years of age, and can look back on a long life of usefulness, useful-ness, not only as a private cltlten, but aa a patriot. When a young man he enlisted en-listed In the United States army and nerved through the Seminole war, being a member of the command which succeeded suc-ceeded in capturing the redoubtable Osceola, Os-ceola, chief of the warring Indians. Coat of Arms Verged. The Lewis family crest was created from the original Washington and Lewis crests, the two coats of arms being be-ing merged into one after the marriage of Bettle Washington and Fielding Lewis. The motto is one appropriate for a family descended from Washington, Washing-ton, "Omne solum fortl patria est," or "Every land is a brave man's country," |