William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst

The Right Honourable
The Earl Amherst
GCH PC
The Right Honourable The Earl Amherst GCH PC
Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
	In office; 1 August 1823 – 13 March 1828
Monarch	George IV
Prime Minister	See list The Earl of Liverpool ; George Canning ; The Viscount Goderich ; The Duke of Wellington;
Preceded by	John Adam; (Acting Governor-General)
Succeeded by	William Butterworth Bayley; (Acting Governor-General)
Personal details
Born	14 January 1773; Bath, Somerset
Died	13 March 1857 (aged 84); Knole House, Kent
Spouses	; Sarah Archer (m. 1800; died 1838) ; Lady Mary Sackville (m. 1839)
Children	4, including Sarah and William
Parents	William Amherst; Elizabeth Paterson;
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

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William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst GCH PC (14 January 1773 – 13 March 1857) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William from 1823 to 1828.