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 |
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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. | |