William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst

The Earl Amherst
Standing portrait of Lord Amherst, oil on canvas
Lord Amherst in the uniform of the St James's [Westminster] Loyal Volunteer Regiment. Arthur William Devis, 1803.
Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
In office
1 August 1823 – 13 March 1828
MonarchGeorge IV
Prime Minister
Preceded byJohn Adam
(Acting Governor-General)
Succeeded byWilliam Butterworth Bayley
(Acting Governor-General)
Personal details
Born(1773-01-14)14 January 1773
Bath, Somerset
Died13 March 1857(1857-03-13) (aged 84)
Knole House, Kent
NationalityBritish
Spouses
(m. 1800; died 1838)
Lady Mary Sackville
(m. 1839)
Children3, including Sarah and William
Parents
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst GCH PC (14 January 1773 – 13 March 1857) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor-General of India between 1823 and 1828.