Baron Amherst (1788), extinct 1993, a barony in the Peerage of Great Britain, made Earl Amherst in 1826
The latter was a distinguished military commander best known as one of the victors of the French and Indian War.
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He was born in Mayfair, London, the son of Viscount Holmesdale (later 2nd Earl Amherst) and was baptised on 3 May 1836 in St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London.