(October 8, 2008)—A genealogy website says it's found the man who would be king, that is, if the United States had a king.

Paul Emerson Washington, 82, of San Antonio, who is a retired regional manager for a building supply company, is reportedly George Washington’s closest living relative.

The genealogy website Ancestry.com says that if George Washington had become a monarch instead of the first president, Paul Washington would most likely be king today out of about 8,000 possibilities.

George Washington had no children, but he did have an older half brother Augustine and a younger brother Samuel.

Many descendants died young or as lifelong bachelors. Other Washington descendants had only daughters.

Paul's son, Bill, says his father now spends his days caring for his wife, who has Alzheimer's disease. He says Paul Washington is honored but completely unpretentious about his would-be crown.

Bill Washington, who's a 54-year-old bookseller, says George Washington made the right decision, allowing himself to be elected president.