William Amhurst Tyssen Amhurst
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| Rt. Hon. Lord William Amhurst Tyssen Amhurst MP, FRSL, FSA | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 1835 | ||||||||||||
| Died | 1909 | ||||||||||||
| Residence |
Didlington, Brandon, Norfolk [1862] 8 Grosvenor Square W and Didlington Hall, Brandon [1894] | ||||||||||||
| Occupation |
political collector | ||||||||||||
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William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney DL, JP (25 April 1835 – 16 January 1909) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and collector of books and works of art.
Member of Athenaeum Club from 1867
Born Swaffham, Norfolk; died London. Conservative MP West Norfolk (1880-5); South-west Norfolk (1885-92). 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney 1892. There are various changes of names in the family. His father’s surname was Daniel but added Tyssen in 1814. His mother’s maiden name was Amhurst. In 1852 he changed the name to Tyssen-Amhurst and in 1877 to Tyssen-Amherst. Daughter was Alicia Margaret Cecil, Lady Rockley, garden historian (ODNB).
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