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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. Background and education.
- 25 April 1835
- New constituency
- British
- Sir Thomas Leigh Hare
William Tyssen-Amherst: Present holder: Hugh William Amherst Cecil, 5th Baron: Heir presumptive: Anthony Henry Amherst Cecil: Remainder to: the 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten, with special remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his eldest daughter, wife of Lord William Cecil, and the heirs male of her body.
- 26 August 1892
- William Tyssen-Amherst
- Hugh William Amherst Cecil, 5th Baron
- Peerage of the United Kingdom
Biographical / Historical. William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst (1835-1909), 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney, was a collector of rare books, manuscripts, tapestries, antique furniture, and other works of art for more than fifty years. In 1906 Lord Amherst sold a portion of his library.
Theophilus Goldridge Pinches, Lord William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (1835-1909), put together what came to be one of the most wide-ranging and important collections of cuneiform tablets to have been assembled in private hands in this country.
Hace 3 días · The collector William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney was his first cousin. His father was a solicitor and antiquarian, author of a book on the charters of Carmarthen. He also made a significant collection of historical materials on the borough of Hackney and neighbouring boroughs.
Also known as. William Amhurst Tyssen Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney. primary name:Amherst of Hackney. other name:Amhurst Tyssen Amherst, William. Details. individual; collector; British; Male. Life dates.
These papers relate to the estates and family of William Amhurst Tyssen Amherst, first Baron Amherst of Hackney. They were purchased at Sothebys on 22 July 1982.
