William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Earl
gptkbp:birthDate 1773-12-29
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Amherst,_3rd_Earl_Amherst
gptkb:Lady_Emily_Amherst
gptkb:Lady_Mary_Amherst
gptkbp:deathDate 1857-05-31
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Pitt_Amherst
gptkbp:honorificPrefix PC
The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/William_Amherst%2C_2nd_Earl_Amherst.jpg/220px-William_Amherst%2C_2nd_Earl_Amherst.jpg
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:politicalParty Tory
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Hastings
gptkb:William_Amherst,_1st_Earl_Amherst
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Colonial_India
gptkb:Burmese_Empire
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:British_aristocracy
gptkb:British_nobility
gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom
19th century British politics
First Anglo-Burmese War
Second Anglo-Burmese War
Treaty of Yandabo
British_history
British_colonial_administration
Indian_history
British_colonial_rule
Amherst_family
British_governors
Anglo-Indian_history
gptkbp:residence Amherst_House
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Sarah_Elizabeth_Wellesley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Amherst,_3rd_Earl_Amherst
gptkb:Lord_William_Bentinck
gptkbp:termEnd 1828-02-01
gptkbp:termStart 1823-01-01
gptkbp:title gptkb:2nd_Earl_Amherst