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 WY NN, BART.

("Prorii 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 Wynnstav, between two and three
o'clock on rheMorning 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 hi.s late indisposition.
The late lamented Baronet. was in the 68th year of his age
having been born pii..the 26th of October, 1772-. In 1817;
be married Lady Harriet ' eldest' daughter of the late
Earl of Powis, who died in Iris 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-lifeguards.
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 tlpi late Baronet were so well known and appre-
ciated,- to
,v-prek:bow deeply his death will he felt, not only
in the chimestic circle a his relatives and- frietids, 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.
lii§..tniable qualities conciliated in a.retharkable degree •the
esteemof 'those with whom he associated, and the respect of.
all. To his tenantry he was no ;less a frieud'than an encou-
raging and considerate landlord. - 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 deCP regret ; for Cambria
never possessed-a man more ardently .attached to the hal-,
lowed institutions of his country than
_Sir Watkin
Wynn. •- • _ _ .

(From the Salopian Journal.)
Died,:,at his seat, Wvnnstay, on Sunday morning last, at
four orelock, Sir Watkin '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 chriitian, 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 as it
was distinguished.
True to the sacred dictates of friendship, upright in every
transaction of life, devoted in the lour of difficulty and dan-
ger.to the service of his country, ever loyal to his sovereign,
yet 'the true friend and unflinching champion of the Consti-
tutional rights and privileges of the people, the liberal pro-
moter of all that could tend to the benefit of his native and
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 :