After an illness, Westbury died aged 71 on 20 July 1873, within a day of the death of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, his special antagonist in debate, and was buried in the Great Northern Cemetery (now the New Southgate Cemetery).
After an illness, Westbury died six months later on 20 July 1873, within a day of the death of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, his special antagonist in debate. He was buried in the Great Northern Cemetery (now the New Southgate Cemetery).