The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-10 00:00:00

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DEATH OF SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN, BART,

(From the, Chester Courant.)
-It is with feelings of the deepest regret, we announce the
demise of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Baronet, Lord Lieu-
tenant and Custos Rotolorum of the counties of Denbigh
and Merioneth, and Representative in Parliament of the
former county.
This melancholy event, which has deprived Cambria of one
of her noblest sons, and society of one of its most valuable
members, took place at Wynnstay, between two and three
o'clock on the morning of Sunday last. The Hon. Baronet
had, on the previous day, been in the enjoyment of his usual
good state of health, and, apparently recovered from the
effects of his late indisposition.
The late lamented Baronet was in the 68th year of his age,
having been born on the 26th of October, 1772. In 1817,
he married Lady Harriet Clive, eldest daughter of the late
Earl of Powis, who died in his lifetime, and by whom he had
two sons and one daughter. •Sir Watkin is succeeded in. his
title and estates, by his eldest son, now Sir Watkin Williams
Wynn, Baronet, a cornet in the first regiment of life guards.
The present Baronet, who is a minor, will attain his majority
in May, 1841.
It is needless for us, in a district where the many excellent
qualities of the late Baronet were so well known and appre-
ciated, to express how deeply his death will be felt, not only
in the domestic circle of his relatives and friends, but through-
out the whole Principality of Wales, of which he was with so
much justice considered at once both the pride and the orna-
ment.

He .was alike distinguished in bountiful charity to the poor,
and in princely munificence and hospitality to his equals.
His amiable qualities conciliated in a remarkable degree the
esteem of those with whom he associated, and the respect of
all. To his tenantry he was no less a friend than an encou-
raging and considerate landlord. He was, indeed, one of the
few surviving examples of the true gentlemen of the olden
time. To the lovers of constitutional liberty and unflinching
loyalty his death will be a cause of deep regret; for Cambria
never possessed a man more ardently attached to the hal-
lowed institutions of his country than Sir Watkin Williams
Wynn.

(From the Salopian Journal.)
Died, at his seat, Wvnnstay, on Sunday morning last, at
four o'clock; Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Baronet, in the
68th year of his age. By the demise of this truly excellent
man, a void has occurred in society which time itself can
scarcely replace. Whether we consider the lamented Baronet
in his position as a public man, or as a pattern of all that can
adorn the character of an English country gentleman,—
whether we are to recall him to our recollection as the friend,
the neighbour, or the christian, we can only say that he has
closed his earthly career in the constant and practical dis-
charge of every duty—a bright example to all who, like him,
were placed by Providence in a situation as responsible us it
was distinguished.
True to the sacred dictates of friendship, upright in every
transaction of life, devoted in the hour of difficulty and dan-
ger to the ....vie. of.b;‘, tv,untry, ever loyal to his sovereign,
-yet the true friend and utinttiehing champion of the consti-
tutional rights and privileges of the people, the liberal pro-
...ter of nit that could tend to the benefit of
loved principality, beloved by his equals, respected by all,
mourned by the poor, he is gone to receive his reward.
May his bright example live in the recollection of those
placed, like him, in stations of rank, influence, and responsi-
bility ! May their retrospect be as free from reproach, their
closing hour as peaceful and serene !
By the demise of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, a vacancy
has occurred in the representation of the County of Denbigh;
and the Lord Lieutenantcy of the Counties of Denbigh and
Merioneth, with the Stewardship of the Manors of Bromfield
and Yale, fall to the disposal of Government.
The following letter is from one of the faithful and attached
of the late worthy baronet's extensive establishment :