William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst was a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William from 1823 to 1828.
- Occupation
- diplomat, politician
- Position held
- Governor-General of India, ambassador of the United Kingdom to Naples, member of the House of Lords, Governor General of Canada
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- January 14, 1773
- Died
