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Apr 20, 2018 · Enoch Powell, who represented Wolverhampton in Parliament, feared a race war coming because of mass immigration. On April 20, 1968, he took the stage at a Conservative Party event at the Midlands ...
Enoch Powell (1912-1998) was a British politician most famous for his 1968 ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech warning about the dangers of mass immigration into the UK. Enoch Powell was both a controversial and popular figure with strong opinions on many contemporary political issues.
Enoch Powell: Life and Views. Rt. Hon. John Enoch Powell, MBE (1912–1998) Classical scholar, poet, brigadier and politician. Conservative (1950–1974) and Ulster Unionist (1974–1987) MP. Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Local Government (1955–1957), Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1957–1958), Minister of Health ...
Biography. John Enoch Powell was born on 16 June 1912, the son of Albert Enoch Powell (1872–1956), a primary school headteacher, and Ellen Mary, née Breese (1886–1953), a teacher, of Stechford, Warwickshire. His mother gave up teaching in order to learn Greek and impart it to her son. He was educated at King Edward’s High School ...
Powell was born on June 16, 1912 in Birmingham, England and raised there. [1] He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge and at School of Oriental and African Studies . Before becoming a politician, Powell was a professor of Ancient Greek at Sydney University, Australia. When World War II, started he joined the British Army in 1939 as a private ...
Powell was an eloquent orator of great intellect and his speeches are full of his philosophies, passion and wit. This site, along with the book, 'Enoch at 100: A re-evaluation of the life, politics and Philosophy of Enoch Powell.' hopes to help shed new light on one of the most interesting political presences of the 20th century.
John Enoch Powell ( 16 June 1912 – 8 February 1998) was a British politician, classical scholar, author, linguist, soldier, philologist, and poet. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950–1974), then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP (1974–1987), and was Minister of Health (1960–1963).
