John

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John Enoch Powell was a controversial British Conservative politician, classical scholar, and orator best known for his hardline views on immigration and his 1968 "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
classical scholar
human
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1912-06-16
dateOfDeath 1998-02-08
educatedAt King Edward's School, Birmingham
Trinity College, Cambridge
University of Sydney
familyName Powell
fieldOfWork classics
oratory
politics
givenName John
ideology British nationalism
Euroscepticism
conservatism
knownFor "Rivers of Blood" speech
controversial views on immigration
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
Ulster Unionist Party
middleName Enoch
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank brigadier
notableWork "Rivers of Blood" speech
numberOfChildren 2
occupation author
classicist
politician
university lecturer
placeOfBirth Birmingham
England
Stechford
placeOfDeath England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
positionHeld Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Minister of Health of the United Kingdom
Shadow Defence Secretary
religion Anglicanism
sexOrGender male
spouse Pamela Wilson

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Enoch Powell givenName John
John Enoch Powell givenName John
subject linked to: John