Henry de Worms, 1st Baron Pirbright
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Henry de Worms, 1st Baron Pirbright PC, DL
, JP
, FRS
(20 October 1840 – 6 January 1903), known before his elevation to the peerage in 1895 as Baron Henry de Worms, was a British Conservative
politician.
, and Henrietta Samuel, de Worms was educated at King's College, London. He was called to the Bar
, Inner Temple
, in 1863, and became a fellow of King's College in the same year.
Member of Parliament for Greenwich
from 1880 to 1885 and for Liverpool East Toxteth
from 1885 to 1895 and held office under Lord Salisbury
as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
from 1886 to 1888 and as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
from 1888 to 1892. He was also the British Plenipotentiary and President of the Conference on Sugar Bounties in 1888, and later served as a Commissioner for the Patriotic Fund. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1888 and raised to the peerage as Baron Pirbright, of Pirbright in the County of Surrey, in 1895. He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1889. His publications include England's Policy in the East, The Earth and its Mechanism, The Austro-Hungarian Empire and Memoirs of Count Beust.
. Lord Pirbright died in January 1903, aged 62. The barony became extinct on his death as he had no sons. His second wife died in November 1914.
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, JP
Justice of the Peace
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, FRS
Royal Society
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(20 October 1840 – 6 January 1903), known before his elevation to the peerage in 1895 as Baron Henry de Worms, was a British Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician.
Background and education
The third son of Solomon Benedict de Worms, Hereditary Baron of the Austrian EmpireAustrian nobility
Historically, the Austrian nobility was a privileged social class in Austria. The nobility was officially abolished in 1919 after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Former noble families and their descendants are still a part of Austrian society today, but they no longer retain any specific...
, and Henrietta Samuel, de Worms was educated at King's College, London. He was called to the Bar
Call to the bar
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, Inner Temple
Inner Temple
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, in 1863, and became a fellow of King's College in the same year.
Political career
de Worms served as ConservativeConservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament for Greenwich
Greenwich (UK Parliament constituency)
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from 1880 to 1885 and for Liverpool East Toxteth
Liverpool East Toxteth (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool East Toxteth was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Members of Parliament :...
from 1885 to 1895 and held office under Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
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from 1886 to 1888 and as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
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from 1888 to 1892. He was also the British Plenipotentiary and President of the Conference on Sugar Bounties in 1888, and later served as a Commissioner for the Patriotic Fund. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1888 and raised to the peerage as Baron Pirbright, of Pirbright in the County of Surrey, in 1895. He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1889. His publications include England's Policy in the East, The Earth and its Mechanism, The Austro-Hungarian Empire and Memoirs of Count Beust.
Family
In 1864 Lord Pirbright married Fanny, eldest daughter of Baron von Todesco. They had three daughters. In 1887 he married Sarah, daughter of Sir Benjamin Samuel Phillips. Born Jewish, he was an active member of the Jewish community until he married a Christian woman. He then dissociated himself entirely from Judaism, and was buried at the Christian cemetery of St. Mark's in Wyke, SurreyWyke, Surrey
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. Lord Pirbright died in January 1903, aged 62. The barony became extinct on his death as he had no sons. His second wife died in November 1914.