2nd Earl Amherst of Arracan. He was the son of William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan and Hon. Sarah Archer. He married Gertrude Percy, daughter of Rt. Rev. Hon. Hugh Percy and Mary Manners-Sutton, on 12 July 1834. He was educated at Westminster School, London and later styled as Viscount Holmesdale between 1826 and 1857. He graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University, in 1828 with a Bachelor of Arts (2nd class, classics) (B.A.). He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead between 1829 and 1832. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl Amherst of Arracan, in the East Indies.
2nd Earl Amherst of Arracan. He was the son of William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan and Hon. Sarah Archer. He married Gertrude Percy, daughter of Rt. Rev. Hon. Hugh Percy and Mary Manners-Sutton, on 12 July 1834. He was educated at Westminster School, London and later styled as Viscount Holmesdale between 1826 and 1857. He graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University, in 1828 with a Bachelor of Arts (2nd class, classics) (B.A.). He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead between 1829 and 1832. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl Amherst of Arracan, in the East Indies.
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