Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-23
REAL SON OF KING
BURIED AT OMAHA
Romance Of Life and Death Of James
Ord, Who Was Descendant Of
England's King.
UNITED STATES ARMY OFFICER

UNITED STATES ARMY OtflOEh
Last Saturday. April IS, hearse might
have been seen proceeding from Holy
sepulchre cemetery. West Leayenworth
street. 70 tho Union station.
The hearse bore a casket IN which was
tho body Oh a son Of King George ~ OF
England Tho grave diggers. IN Holy
scpulchre cemetery had lust diseterre-
II and II was about 20 be sent TO the
Arlington National cemetery near Wash
ington. D. G.
Probably not half dozen persons in
Omaha knew that tho body Of the son
Of b great king was buried here for forty
three years. first cousin Of the late
Queen Victoria.
This man WINS not a prince. though he
was son Of king. He was born In
1856. Ills grandfather was George III,
who prosecuted tho war against the
American colonies that resulted In the
Independence or the United States
George Nv married Mrs Fitzherbert IN
1856, when he was boy OF 81 and the
man who afterwnrd became resident
Of Omaha and died here IN 1878 was the
issue Of this marriage
Grandson,s VIII Carried ont.
He was known nv James Ord. A num-
bor Of his descendants are now living IN
tho United states. Ono OF his sons was
General ~ O. C. Ord United States
army.
The removal Of his body 20 Arlington
cemstory was made IN accordance with
the Will OF his grandson, James r. Ord.
who died recently in Albany. N. r., leav-
Ing a large estate. That part Of his will
relating 10 removal OF the body from
Omaha 10 Arlington reads as follows:
Article B'ive--I request my executors
10 erect In tho National cemetery at
Arlington, In which are the romans OF
my uncle, Major General Edward Ohio
crosap Ord. and his son. Lieutenant
Jules Garcscho Ord. q sensible monument
In their memory and, II possible, TO place
IN tho Same lot tho remains OF my grand
f0ther, now buried ut Omaha, Nebraska
twho. after leaving Georgetown college,
became a midahipmnn In tho United
States navy and afterward a lieutenant
In tho United Bthtes army, and 70 place
upon such monument an Inscription IN
memory OF them all and 20 make such
provision MS my executors. with the per-
mission OF tho proper officers In charge
OF tho said cemetery. may secure and
deem best for the inscription TO DO placed
upon such monument IN memory OF any
other male descendants, but by the male
line only OF my said grandfather, who,
having served in the United States army
or navy may he entitled 10 be buried In
q United States government cemetery;
and for tho purposes expressed in this
article empower and request my exeou-
tors TO expend such sum as they may
deem sufficient. not 10 exceed fifteen
thousand dollars $4,000"
The will Is dated November 7. 1912"
Wish f. Carried ont,
The matter was taken up by the execu-
tors and negotiations made with tho Holy
sepulchre Cemetery association here for
the removal Of the body. Tho request of
tho living descendants Of James Ord had
to be secured before removal Of tho body
was permitted.
The New York firm having charge OF
the estate Of James p. Ord corroborntes
tho statement Of his birth. He was
brought 10 this country when small
boy as tho nephew OF James Ord, an
Engiishman, and eventually entered the
army and navy OF his grandfathers for
mer enemies. the United States Of Amer
Is In itself an odd trick Of
fate. lac Jester,
The reason for his coming 10 America
IL not hard 70 conjecture IA reading the
life OF George ~.
story of Kings Loves.
smitten with boyish love affair, the
young prince married Mrs Fitzherbert
December q. 1856. Less than two years
ater to obtain parliamentary assistance
or his debts. he allowed Fox to deny
he marriage IN Parliament.
In 1895 the vioient-tempered nrofliRate
md extravagant young prince married
lis cousin Caroline Amelia Elizabeth. OF
srunswick. in order 10 li1uidate hia
lehts He deliberately left her a wear
Lfter their marriage, and his conduct
oward her. his attempts 20 procure a.
ioree, his numerous mlstresses-and gen
raj behavior made him extremely un.
'opuiar Notwithstanding his eleyerness.
erHatility and gracious manner. which
.mong certain class or assoeiates
armed him the title OF 'the first rentle-
nan OF Europe He became king IN
80 and died in 1881.
Thus. tho Omaha man was Els,
ousin Of the late oueen Victoria shs
slhk daughter Of the duke Of Kent.
mo was brother 81 George Iv
ana no was second cousin o. the
resent king Of England
James ord died IN Omaha IN igfa fwhfe
= cousin was queen Of England.
TO was buried Ia tho old 81 Marya
slse'esF On lseaFenworth street and M
ss'E was removed ta tloly sennlrhrs
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