Who was supposed to be the comic book character, Green Hornet's ancestor?

Britt Reid is the son of a wealthy newspaper editor Daniel Reid, publisher of Chicago's newspaper "The Sentinel"; Britt is also the descendant of the wild west hero known as the Lone Ranger. Reid excelled in athletics and academics in school. Before following in his father's footsteps, Reid decided to travel the world and do some good. His travels showed him the horrible truths of the world.

When he returned to Chicago, Britt became The Green Hornet in his fight against the city's organized crime while working as The Sentinel's editor. Britt and Kato worked for five years together fighting crime. After taking all of the crime families of Chicago down, Britt finally hung up the mask to spend more time with his wife Janet and son, Britt Jr.

Continuing as editor for the Sentinel well into his old age, Britt was betrayed by his one time ally and friend Frank Scanlon. In order to ensure his re-election as mayor, Frank betrayed Britt's identity to his old enemy Oni Juuma. With this information, Oni's son Hirohito (disguised as the Black Hornet) killed Britt at the campaign party Britt was throwing for his friend.