Amherst of Arracan, William Pitt Amherst, Earl, 1773-1857

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Dates:
Birth 1773-01-14
Death 1857-03-13
Bretons,

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William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857), succeeded as second Baron Amherst of Arracan in 1797. A Lord of the Bedchamber in 1804-1815 and 1816-1823, he served as envoy to Naples 1809-1811 and as special ambassador to China in 1816. He was made Governor-General of India in 1823, successfully led the colony through the First Burmese War, and retired to England in 1828. He died in 1857.

From the description of Earl Amherst of Arracan letters to Sarah, Countess of Arracan, 1806-1822. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702171884

From the description of Earl Amherst of Arracan letters to Sarah, Countess of Arracan, 1806-1822. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 60366721

1809-1811 ambassador-extraordinary to the court of the Two Sicilies; 1802-1804 lord of the bedchamber to George III; 1816 leader of embassy to China; 1823-1827 govenor-general of Bengal; 1829-1830 lord of the bedchamber to George IV, 1830-1837 lord of the bedchamber to William IV.

Title: 1st Earl Amherst

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001035.0x000118

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  • Luddites
  • Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
  • Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819

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  • Society Islands, South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Black Forest, Baden (as recorded)
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  • Landguard, Suffolk (as recorded)
  • Trichinopoly, Madras (as recorded)
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  • Corbach, Germany (as recorded)
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  • Cherbourg, France (as recorded)
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  • Bengal, India (as recorded)
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  • Madras, India (as recorded)
  • Canada, North America (as recorded)
  • Indonesia, Asia (as recorded)
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  • Iran, Asia (as recorded)
  • Tanjore, Madras (as recorded)
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  • Gravesend, Kent (as recorded)
  • Provence, France (as recorded)
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  • Hyderabad State, India (as recorded)
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  • Canada, North America (as recorded)
  • Arakan, Burma (as recorded)
  • Hyderabad State, India (as recorded)
  • India, Asia (as recorded)
  • China, Asia (as recorded)
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  • Burma, Asia (as recorded)
  • Bombay, India (as recorded)
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  • Bengal, India (as recorded)
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  • Canada, North America (as recorded)
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  • Java, Indonesia (as recorded)
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  • Dunkirk, France (as recorded)
  • Delhi, India (as recorded)
  • Kehl, Würtemberg (as recorded)
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  • Delhi, India (as recorded)
  • Wellington, New Zealand (as recorded)
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  • China, Asia (as recorded)
  • River Medway, England (as recorded)
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  • Bengal, India (as recorded)
  • Barham Downs, Kent (as recorded)
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  • Lincoln, Lincolnshire (as recorded)
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  • Iran, Asia (as recorded)
  • Russia, Europe, Asia (as recorded)
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  • Nagpur, Central Provinces (as recorded)
  • Vera Cruz, Mexico (as recorded)
  • Kent, England (as recorded)
  • Sind, India (as recorded)
  • Landguard, Suffolk (as recorded)
  • Sicily, Italy (as recorded)
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  • Yorkshire, England (as recorded)
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  • Ganges River, India (as recorded)
  • Lucknow, India (as recorded)
  • Tiverton, Devon (as recorded)
  • Bharatpur State, India (as recorded)
  • Blenheim, Bavaria (as recorded)
  • Fort Royal, Martinique (as recorded)
  • India, Asia (as recorded)
  • Leeds, Yorkshire (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
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  • Agra, India (as recorded)
  • Waterloo, Belgium (as recorded)
  • Benares, India (as recorded)
  • Iran, Asia (as recorded)
  • Middle-Hill, Worcestershire (as recorded)
  • Trinidad, the Carribean (as recorded)
  • Java, Indonesia (as recorded)
  • Birmingham, Warwickshire (as recorded)
  • Sandershausen, Germany (as recorded)
  • Canada, North America (as recorded)
  • Fontenoy, Yonne (as recorded)
  • Bharatpur, India (as recorded)
  • Ostend, Flanders (as recorded)
  • India, Asia (as recorded)
  • Fort William, Calcutta (as recorded)
  • Dover, Kent (as recorded)
  • Coimbatore, Madras (as recorded)
  • Agra, India (as recorded)
  • Gibraltar, Spain (as recorded)
  • Macao, China (as recorded)
  • Ramsgate, Kent (as recorded)
  • Punjab, India (as recorded)
  • Allahabad, United Provinces (as recorded)
  • Central India, India (as recorded)
  • Flöhingen, Baden (as recorded)
  • Neuwied, on the Rhine, Germany (as recorded)
  • Winchester, Hampshire (as recorded)
  • Cox Heath, Kent (as recorded)
  • Bombay, India (as recorded)
  • Mysore State, India (as recorded)
  • Hyderabad State, India (as recorded)
  • Huningue, Haut-Rhin (as recorded)
  • Denton Court, Kent (as recorded)
  • Barrackpore, Bengal (as recorded)
  • Hounslow Heath, Middlesex (as recorded)
  • Corsica, France (as recorded)
  • Brabant, the Netherlands (as recorded)
  • Moscow, Russia (as recorded)
  • Ile de Noirmoutier, Vendée (as recorded)
  • Simla, India (as recorded)
  • Canton, Kwangtung, China (as recorded)
  • Ghent, Flanders (as recorded)
  • Toulon, Var (as recorded)
  • Ava, Burma (as recorded)
  • Louisiana, U.S.A. (as recorded)
  • Shahpuri Island, Bengal (as recorded)
  • Hong Kong, China (as recorded)