Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 31 | Lord, Wed Against British Law, May be U. S. Citizen

I 1 j Lord Wed Against British Law Lam May Be U. U S. S Citizen Ti S. J fi ij f vt C c J 7 S 1 tk 1 i j r t t r 1 I Ii l j f t r. r tw i t jt 1 I I. I i S t s 4 S 'S lii S j L. L Po 1 r t M Sj t j 5 S- S S vw h. h r Lord and L Lady dy Wellesley snapped New York Aug 3 Lord 3 Lord George Georgo Wellesley great grandson of oC the duko duke of ot Wellington and a If lieutenant colonel In the British Ro Royal al flying corps ma may remain permanently in the tho United States ea an and become an American citi citi- zen The Tho descendant nt o of the famous Iron duko duke who shattered Napoleons Napoleon's power has done on a n. lot to shatter r the power of ot the present woul would would-be bo world conqueror the Raiser kaiser He Ho Is a lieutenant colonel In the British h flying corps corpa Ills father Cather is tho the present duke of oC Wellington Lord George Is the youngest young young- j est son lies He's attached to the tho New NewYork NewYork ew York office of oC tho the Royal nOYal air force Corce But Georges George's trip to America was undertaken mainly with another object ob object object ob- ob In to view view to marry Lady Louise 1 Nesta Wellesley j She Is the widow of his elder brother Richard killed at tho the first battle battlo of ot s Ypres British law does not permit 1 p pa a man to wed the widow of ot his brother I a There la Is no such restriction in Amen Amerl- Amenn r n i d. 1 at Palm Beach early this year ca So tho the wedding took place In lit Ne New w York British law does oes not recognize suc suca such sucha h a I. I marriage as legal So Lord sut and nd d Lady LadT Wellesley expect to to live livo In thi this s co country un tr try La Lady ly Wellesley Is a daughter of ot Si Sir r Maurice Fitzgerald knight of ot Kerr Kerry Kenny Lord Wellesley was waa sas ono one of ot tho the first firs t British aviators a to reach France and an d has flown over oer France Belgium an and d Egypt He lie Is and wears Vears three thre e decorations decorations the tho military cross th the e 1014 1914 star and the Royal Hoal Humane so society's so- so solety's c lety's medal for saving life i