3rd Earl Amherst

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf noble title
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Anglo-Sikh_Wars
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1773-01-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Amherst,_4th_Earl_Amherst
gptkbp:coatOfArms Amherst coat of arms
gptkbp:contribution Expansion_of_British_India
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_British-Indian_relations
gptkbp:deathDate 1857-09-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:descendant Amherst_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:family Amherst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Amherst
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role_in_British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 3rd Earl Amherst
gptkbp:influence British_colonial_policy_in_India
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkbp:influenceOn British_military_strategy
gptkbp:involvedIn First Anglo-Burmese War
gptkbp:knownFor Military_service_in_India
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Amherst_College
gptkbp:marriageDate 1800-07-01
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Jeffrey_Amherst,_1st_Baron_Amherst
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Tory
gptkbp:politicalRole Colonial administrator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:2nd_Earl_Amherst
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_nobility
Amherst_family
gptkbp:residence Amherst_House
gptkbp:servedIn Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:serviceYears 1790-1857
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:Lady_Sarah_Amherst
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_William_Bentinck
gptkb:4th_Earl_Amherst
gptkbp:termEnd 1828
gptkbp:termStart 1823
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_Amherst
gptkbp:titleHeld gptkb:Governor-General_of_India