| Authorised form of name | Worms; Henry de (1840 - 1903); 1st Baron Pirbright |
| Other forms of name | De Worms |
| Dates | 1840 - 1903 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 20 October 1840 |
| Date of death | 09/01/1903 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Churchyard of Wyke St Mark, near Guildford, Surrey |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
King's College, London; Inner Temple (1860)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1863); went into business with his brother; MP for Greenwich (1880-1885); MP for Liverpool East Toxteth (1885-1895); Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (1885-1886); President of the International Conference on Sugar bounties (1887); Under Secretary for the Colonies (1888-1892); first Jewish Privy Councillor; prominent member of the Jewish community until his marriage
Honours:
Baron 1895
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 04/04/1889 |
| Relationships | Youngest child of Baron Solomon Benedict de Worms and his wife Henrietta, daughter of Samuel Moses Samuel of London; married a Christian and broke his ties with the Jewish community; married twice |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 22 May 1880 |
| Code | NA6081 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1889/01 | Worms, Henry de, 1st Baron Pirbright: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/5/702 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to the Right Honorable Baron Henry de Worms, Fellow of the Royal Society | 21 September 1891 |
| HS/18/433 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry De Worms, dated at Collingwood | 24 November 1862 |
| HS/23/397 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry De Worms, dated at Collingwood | 24 November 1862 |