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 |