William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (Q142609)

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British diplomat (1773-1857)
  • William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
  • William P. Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
  • William Pitt Amherst
  • William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
  • Viscount Holmesdale
  • Lord Amherst
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Language Label Description Also known as
English
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
British diplomat (1773-1857)
  • William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
  • William P. Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
  • William Pitt Amherst
  • William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
  • Viscount Holmesdale
  • Lord Amherst

Statements

instance of
human
3 references
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00097
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
object stated in reference as
William Pitt Amherst was appointed Governor-General of India in 1823. In 1824 he declared war on the King of Burma who was threatening to invade Bengal. A successful expedition led by Sir Archibald Campbell secured the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.
retrieved
5 March 2019
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
stated in
datos.bne.es
retrieved
17 February 2024
National Library of Spain ID
XX5428456
sex or gender
male
2 references
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00097
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
object stated in reference as
William Pitt Amherst was appointed Governor-General of India in 1823. In 1824 he declared war on the King of Burma who was threatening to invade Bengal. A successful expedition led by Sir Archibald Campbell secured the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.
retrieved
5 March 2019
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
name in native language
William Pitt Amherst (British English)
0 references
given name
William
series ordinal
1
2 references
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00097
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
object stated in reference as
William Pitt Amherst was appointed Governor-General of India in 1823. In 1824 he declared war on the King of Burma who was threatening to invade Bengal. A successful expedition led by Sir Archibald Campbell secured the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.
retrieved
5 March 2019
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
family name
Amherst
2 references
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00097
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
object stated in reference as
William Pitt Amherst was appointed Governor-General of India in 1823. In 1824 he declared war on the King of Burma who was threatening to invade Bengal. A successful expedition led by Sir Archibald Campbell secured the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.
retrieved
5 March 2019
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
noble title
Earl Amherst
start time
19 December 1826Gregorian
series ordinal
1
end time
13 March 1857Gregorian
end cause
death
2 references
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00097
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
object stated in reference as
William Pitt Amherst was appointed Governor-General of India in 1823. In 1824 he declared war on the King of Burma who was threatening to invade Bengal. A successful expedition led by Sir Archibald Campbell secured the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.
retrieved
5 March 2019
Beamish peerage database peerage ID
147
Viscount Holmesdale
start time
19 December 1826Gregorian
series ordinal
1
end time
13 March 1857Gregorian
end cause
death
1 reference
Beamish peerage database peerage ID
3035
date of birth
14 January 1773Gregorian
sourcing circumstances
unspecified calendar, assumed Gregorian
5 references
stated in
ЭСБЕ / Амгерст, Джеффери
stated in
SNAC
SNAC ARK ID
w64b39nw
subject named as
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Pitt-Amherst-1st-Earl-Amherst
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, lst Earl Amherst
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
The Peerage
The Peerage person ID
p2803.htm#i28023
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
retrieved
9 October 2017
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
place of birth
Bath
1 reference
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
date of death
13 March 1857Gregorian
sourcing circumstances
unspecified calendar, assumed Gregorian
6 references
stated in
ЭСБЕ / Амгерст, Джеффери
stated in
SNAC
SNAC ARK ID
w64b39nw
subject named as
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
retrieved
9 October 2017
stated in
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Pitt-Amherst-1st-Earl-Amherst
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, lst Earl Amherst
retrieved
9 October 2017
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00097
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
object stated in reference as
William Pitt Amherst was appointed Governor-General of India in 1823. In 1824 he declared war on the King of Burma who was threatening to invade Bengal. A successful expedition led by Sir Archibald Campbell secured the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.
retrieved
5 March 2019
stated in
The Peerage
The Peerage person ID
p2803.htm#i28023
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
retrieved
9 October 2017
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
place of death
Knole House
1 reference
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
father
William Amherst
2 references
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
stated in
Kindred Britain
position held
Governor-General of India
replaces
John Adam
replaced by
Butterworth Bayley
start time
1 August 1823Gregorian
end time
13 March 1828Gregorian
1 reference
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00097
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
object stated in reference as
William Pitt Amherst was appointed Governor-General of India in 1823. In 1824 he declared war on the King of Burma who was threatening to invade Bengal. A successful expedition led by Sir Archibald Campbell secured the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.
retrieved
5 March 2019
member of the House of Lords
end time
unknown value
0 references
educated at
Christ Church
1 reference
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
Westminster School
1 reference
reference URL
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/amherst/ma295.html
title
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection MA.00295 (English)
publisher
Amherst College
subject named as
William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection, 1808-1830
retrieved
6 March 2019
residence
Montreal Park
point in time
1828
sourcing circumstances
circa
1 reference
reference URL
https://cpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.ucl.ac.uk/dist/1/251/files/2014/03/Montreal-Park-PDF-version-final-19.08.14.pdf
object stated in reference as
In 1828, Amherst returned home to Britain with his wife and daughter, his son having died in India. Soon after returning to England, theAmherst family began rebuilding their country house, Montreal Park in Riverhead, Kent.
retrieved
8 March 2019
Commons gallery
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
0 references
Commons category
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
0 references

Identifiers

FAST ID
190228
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British Museum person or institution ID
92652
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
0 references
LBT person ID
LdAmher1
0 references
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00097
1 reference
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
object stated in reference as
William Pitt Amherst was appointed Governor-General of India in 1823. In 1824 he declared war on the King of Burma who was threatening to invade Bengal. A successful expedition led by Sir Archibald Campbell secured the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.
retrieved
5 March 2019
SNAC ARK ID
w64b39nw
0 references
Webb-site person ID
54751
0 references
Kindred Britain ID
I11496
0 references
The Peerage person ID
p2803.htm#i28023
subject named as
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
1 reference
retrieved
7 August 2020
WikiTree person ID
Amherst-8
subject named as
William Pitt 1st Earl Amherst Amherst (14 Jan 1773 - 13 Mar 1857)
0 references
 
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