Hugh Amherst, 4th Earl Amherst
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Hugh Amherst, 4th Earl of Amherst (30 January 1856 – 7 March 1927), styled The Honourable Hugh Amherst until 1910, was a British
peer
, who succeeded to the earldom and its associated titles upon the death of his brother William in 1910. Amherst joined the Coldstream Guards
in 1875, served in the Nile campaigns from 1884–1885 and became a captain in 1887. In 1896 he married the Honourable Eleanor Clementina St. Aubyn.
In 1911 he was one of the 112 peers who voted against the passing of the Parliament Act 1911
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, who succeeded to the earldom and its associated titles upon the death of his brother William in 1910. Amherst joined the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
in 1875, served in the Nile campaigns from 1884–1885 and became a captain in 1887. In 1896 he married the Honourable Eleanor Clementina St. Aubyn.
In 1911 he was one of the 112 peers who voted against the passing of the Parliament Act 1911
Parliament Act 1911
The Parliament Act 1911 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is constitutionally important and partly governs the relationship between the House of Commons and the House of Lords which make up the Houses of Parliament. This Act must be construed as one with the Parliament Act 1949...
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