Education
King"s College London.
politician Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation
King"s College London.
Educated at Bancroft"s School and at King"s College London, and was called to the bar at Gray"s Inn in 1907. Elected to the council of the royal borough of Kensington in 1932, he was twice mayor, in 1937-1938 and 1938-1939. Powell was knighted GBE in the New Year Honours of 1943.
He was a member of the Import Duties Advisory Committee between 1932 and 1939.