The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-15
To the Throne Of England.
A Washington Man Who
Says he is the Rlghtfui
Heir.
From the Philadelphia Time,

tFEUm tuS . UltdCStputd 4 &fuSS
Ooe OF the most rem arkable charac-
ters Of the Capital is gentleman wao
for some time has been living quietly
10 the moss humble quarters on carroll
street. but who has been SO prominent
as aa inveosar as TO recsise hundred
thousand dollars from TIE Government,
and who can trace his lineage SO far
back that his line is ooe OF the Oldest
aud noss royal of the time. Bat 'be
most striking fact is that. though living
in the simplest way ius t5is Town or On
his farm GEAR Appomasscx, Va. he eau
boast that ae comes Of the same family
az Qsaeen Vic:oria. and is the dearest
male heir to whom the Legi,imisss
could look for elaiman. 30 Ea glands
Grown
Tbs descent Of this gentleman, De-
William Wheeler Hubbell, is easily
TRACED. Dr. Hnb5eil is nos the olde't
male survivor of the Descendants of the
royal house Of Stuart in either Amer
lea. England or Scotland BE is al
most as old as Queen Victoria, bo, is
only the fourteenth 10 liOe from Robert
II. King Of Scotland. while Victoria
is sixteenth 10 descent frocs this sane
FIRST of the Staa.rs. who was a direct
descendant of Kiag Alfred ,he Great.
Robert Stuart ascended The throne Of
Scotland 10 1870, aud on bis eldest son
By his second wife conferred the earl
dom Of S.ra;hean This son of King
Robert was Prince David Stuart. aud
he left an only child. Eapbemia Stuart.
who gas, cs course. heir to the throne
Of Scotland This girl. Euphemia
Stuart, married Sir Patrick Graham
Their oDly son was Maiise Graham,
Earl Of Strashearn, who married the
daughter of he Earl Of Oxford From
these noblss Dr. Haobeli comes down
i0 direct descent, some Of his recent
ancestors baving come over to this
couo,ry WITH Pec1,s calonisss
They settled in 1888 10 Chester, Pa.
and have sioce occupied conspicuous
positions as citizens OF that Common
wealth The history Of Dr. Huboell's
ancestors is one foil of romance and
bloody wars, of marriages with all of
the nobiest blood In Eogland, and Of
men who we're great warriors. dying
for their faith aud conspicuous io the
annals of the nation which rules the
wave. Both be aud Victoria are from
the frs, Stuart, but the Doctor is near.
er. and BY the claims of the Legisimist
party. ought TO be the head Of the fac
tion which opposes the accepting of the
Hsnovian dynasty.
DR.. Hubbell is pow II years Of age.
and, though mis- bead is white, be is
hale and hearty. being in full posses
sion OF ais mental faculties. He knows
his entire lioe Of descent for hundreds
Of years aud can trip it of as readily
as a school boy would his multiplica-
ton table. Amoog the many things
which have made him prominent char
acter is his wonderful inventive genius.
to which tie Government owes the
making of the famous Thuudefbol,
she'll which was used by the Kearsarge
in sinking the Alabama in English
waters Many other warlike insen-
sioos have come from his hands, which
be claims we're sakeo by the Govern
meps ADD no compensation ever given
in the least degree. He passes his
time be.weeo his farm in Virginia and
his rooms in Washington. 10 The latter
city being regular medical practi-
toner.