Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet
Brigadier Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean, 1st Baronet, was a British Army officer, writer and politician. He was a Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) from 1941 to 1974 and was one of only two men who during the Second World War enlisted in the British Army as a private and rose to the rank of brigadier, the other being future fellow Conservative MP Enoch Powell.
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet
Appearing (top) on television discussion programme After Dark "Bloody Bosnia" in 1993
Image: OMH Foundation Stone
John Enoch Powell was a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950–1974) and was Minister of Health (1960–1963) then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP (1974–1987). Before entering politics, Powell was a classical scholar. During the Second World War, he served in both staff and intelligence positions, reaching the rank of brigadier. He also wrote poetry, and many books on classical and political subjects.
Portrait by Allan Warren, 1987
Powell debating on the television discussion programme After Dark in 1987 (more here).
Portrait of Enoch Powell by Allan Warren in 1987.
Powell's grave at Warwick Cemetery in Warwick, Warwickshire.