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William Pitt Amherst, first earl Amherst
(1773-1857)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Amherst of Arracan, William Pitt Amherst, Earl, 1773-1857
NRA:    Amherst, William Pitt (1773-1857) 1st Earl Amherst
DNB:    Amherst, William Pitt, first Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857), diplomatist and governor-general of Bengal
LBT ID: LdAmher1    VIAF ID: 57548378    LOC ID: n85185987		B/BAP:   1773-01-14
DIED:   1857-03-13
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File
The nephew and heir of Jeffrey Amherst, first Baron Amherst; educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford, he was envoy to Peking (1816-17), governor-general of India (1823-28), created earl of Amherst in 1826.
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