William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst

He became known by the courtesy title Viscount Holmesdale when his father was elevated to an earldom in 1826.

[2] In 1829 he was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for East Grinstead, a seat he held until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.

[2][4] Lord Amherst married Gertrude, daughter of the Right Reverend Hugh Percy, in 1834.

He died at Montreal Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, in March 1886, aged 80.

The Countess Amherst died at Rutland Gate, London, in April 1890, aged 75.