William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney

The Lord Amherst of Hackney
Member of Parliament
for West Norfolk
In office
27 April 1880 – 18 December 1885
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded bySir Thomas Leigh Hare
Personal details
Born25 April 1835
Died16 January 1909(1909-01-16) (aged 73)
CitizenshipBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Margaret Susan Mitford
(m. 1865)
Children7
EducationEton College
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Funeral hatchment of William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, in the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Didlington, Norfolk. Arms: Amhurst of four quarters with inescutcheon of Mitford

William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney, DL, JP (25 April 1835 – 16 January 1909) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and collector of books and works of art.