Amherst is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Baron Amherst (disambiguation)
Baron Amherst may refer to:
* Baron Amherst ''of Holmesdale in the County of Kent'' (Peerage of Great Britain) — created in 1776 for Jeffery Amherst and extinct in 1797.
* Baron Amherst, ''of Montreal in the County of Kent'' (Peerage of Grea ...
, in particular:
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Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, (29 January 1717 – 3 August 1797) was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the British Army. Amherst is credited as the architect of Britain's successful campaign ...
(1717–1797), British army officer
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William Amherst (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General William Amherst (5 February 1732 – 13 May 1781) was a British military commander. In 1762 during the Seven Years' War he led British forces that defeated a French expedition which had occurred earlier that year in St. Jo ...
(1732–1781), younger brother of the above
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Baron Amherst of Hackney
Baron Amherst of Hackney (), in the County of London, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 August 1892 for the former Conservative Member of Parliament William Tyssen-Amherst, with remainder, in default of male ...
, created 1892 for:
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William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney, (25 April 1835 – 16 January 1909) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and collector of books and works of art.
Background and education
Born William Amhurst Daniel-Tys ...
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Alicia Amherst (1865–1941), gardening historian and daughter of the above
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Earl Amherst
Earl Amherst (), of Arracan in the East Indies, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 December 1826, for William Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst, the Governor-General of India. He was made Viscount Holmesdale, in t ...
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William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, GCH, PC (14 January 177313 March 1857) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor-General of India between 1823 and 1828.
Background and education
Born at Bath, Somerset, Amhers ...
, Governor-General of India from August 1823 to February 1828
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William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst
William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst (3 September 1805 – 26 March 1886), styled Viscount Holmesdale between 1826 and 1857, was a British peer.
Amherst was born at Lower Grosvenor Street, London, the son of William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, ...
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Josceline Amherst, Australian politician and fifth son of the 2nd earl
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William Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst
William Archer Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst (26 March 1836 – 14 August 1910), styled Viscount Holmesdale from 1857 to 1886, was a British peer, politician and notable Freemason.
He was born in Mayfair, London, the son of William Amherst ...
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Hugh Amherst, 4th Earl Amherst
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Jeffery Amherst, 5th Earl Amherst
Jeffery John Archer Amherst, 5th Earl Amherst Military Cross, MC (13 December 1896 – 4 March 1993), styled Viscount Holmesdale between 1910 and 1927, was a British pilot and airline director.
Amherst was the eldest son of Hugh Amherst, 4th Ea ...
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