Enoch Powell

@Linguists, Birthday and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Brigadier J Alzheimer's Parkinson's Disease British Trinity College, Cambridge Linguists Leaders Political Leaders Military Leaders Gemini Celebrities Brigadier John Enoch Powell was a British politician who had served as a Member of Parliament and Minister of Health. He is best remembered for his strong views on immigration, especially his ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech which created much controversy. A majority of U.K.’s population agreed with Powell and he helped to get the public support for the Conservatives in the 1970 general elections. Openly against the non-white population in the U.K., he was unabashedly racist and demanded that the non-white immigrants be sent back to their homelands. His views made him an equally loved and hated man in the eyes of the public. Before entering politics, he was a classical scholar and poet who had become a professor of Ancient Greek even before he turned 25. He had also served in the army and had published works of poetry. When he forayed into politics he brought with him rich experiences and vast knowledge about a number of fields. A brilliant student, he never had an interest in politics as a university student. He embarked into an academic career before joining the military. He had a long standing ambition of becoming the viceroy of India which could not be realized due to India’s independence in 1947. This prompted him to enter British politics where he made a name for himself as an outspoken conservative.

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Birthday: June 16, 1912 Died on: February 8, 1998 Nationality: British Famous: Trinity College, Cambridge, Linguists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Military Leaders Spouses: Margaret Pamela Wilson (m. 1952–1998) Known as: John Enoch Powell Childrens: Jennifer Powell, Susan Powell Information Detail Birthday June 16, 1912 Died on February 8, 1998 Nationality British Famous Trinity College, Cambridge, Linguists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Military Leaders Spouses Margaret Pamela Wilson (m. 1952–1998) Known as John Enoch Powell Childrens Jennifer Powell, Susan Powell Universities Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College Cambridge (1930–1933) University of Cambridge King Edward's School Birmingham SOAS University of London Notable Alumnis Trinity College Cambridge Birth Place Birmingham Political Ideology Conservative Party (1950–1974), Ulster Unionist (1974–1987),, Religion Anglican Diseases Disabilities Parkinson's Disease Gender Male Father Albert Enoch Powell Mother Ellen Mary Sun Sign Gemini Born in Birmingham Died at Age 85

Birmingham

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He married Margaret Pamela Wilson in 1952. His wife was a former colleague from the Conservative Central Office. The couple had two daughters. Unsplash Personal Life

He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1992. He died in 1998 at the age of 85. Unsplash Personal Life

He was the only child of Albert Enoch Powell and his wife Ellen Mary. His father was a primary school headmaster and his mother, a former school teacher. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He received his primary education from King’s Norton Grammar School for Boys before moving to King Edward’s School. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1930 he enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became greatly influenced by the writings of the poet A. E. Housman and German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. He was a brilliant student and did not participate in politics. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He took a course in Urdu as he had set his eyes on becoming the Viceroy of India and wanted to have knowledge of an Indian language. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After serving in Trinity College as a Fellow producing academic works in Greek and Latin, he was appointed Professor of Greek at the University of Sydney in 1937 when he was only 25 years old. Unsplash Career

He returned home in 1939 and enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment as an Australian; he was very excited about joining the army. He was transferred to the Intelligence Corps in 1940. He was a very intelligent and hard working officer and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel by 1942, and full colonel by 1944. By the end of the war, he was a Brigadier. Unsplash Career

His ambition to become the viceroy of India ended abruptly when India became independent in 1947 so he joined the Conservatives and worked for the Conservative Research Department. Unsplash Career

He was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West in the general elections in 1950; his maiden speech was on a White Paper on Defence. Unsplash Career

In 1955, he was made the parliamentary secretary to Duncan Sandys at the Ministry of Housing. The next year he spoke for the Housing Subsidies Bill in the Commons and also in support of the Slum Clearance Bill. He advocated immigration control at the subcommittee on immigration control. Unsplash Career

He had been awarded many medals and honours during his illustrious military career, including the British War Medal, Africa Star and Military MBE. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 16, 1912
Died on	February 8, 1998
Nationality	British
Famous	Trinity College, Cambridge, Linguists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Military Leaders
Spouses	Margaret Pamela Wilson (m. 1952–1998)
Known as	John Enoch Powell
Childrens	Jennifer Powell, Susan Powell
Universities	Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College Cambridge (1930–1933) University of Cambridge King Edward's School Birmingham SOAS University of London
Notable Alumnis	Trinity College Cambridge
Birth Place	Birmingham
Political Ideology	Conservative Party (1950–1974), Ulster Unionist (1974–1987),,
Religion	Anglican
Diseases Disabilities	Parkinson's Disease
Gender	Male
Father	Albert Enoch Powell
Mother	Ellen Mary
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Birmingham
Died at Age	85

Enoch Powell

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Jun 16, 1912

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Birmingham