Lieutenant-General William Amherst was a British Army officer and politician. During the Seven Years' War, he led British forces that recaptured St. John's, Newfoundland from the French at the 1762 Battle of Signal Hill.
- Occupation
- military personnel, politician
- Position held
- member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- February 5, 1732
- Died
- May 13, 1781
