William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst

The Right Honourable The Earl Amherst GCH PC
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
Monarch	George IV
Prime Minister	See list The Earl of Liverpool George Canning The Viscount Goderich The Duke of Wellington
Preceded by	John Adam (Acting Governor-General)
Succeeded by	William Butterworth Bayley (Acting Governor-General)
Personal details
Born	(1773-01-14)14 January 1773 Bath, Somerset
Died	13 March 1857(1857-03-13) (aged 84) Knole House, Kent
Nationality	British
Spouses	Sarah Archer ​ ​ (m. 1800; died 1838)​ Lady Mary Sackville ​ (m. 1839)​
Children	3, including Sarah and William
Parents	William Amherst Elizabeth Paterson
Alma mater	Christ 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.