Background
The son of W. H. Powell, he was educated at Street Olave"s Grammar School, London, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was an open Exhibitioner and took his degree in the Natural Sciences Tripos.
educationalist head schoolmaster
The son of W. H. Powell, he was educated at Street Olave"s Grammar School, London, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was an open Exhibitioner and took his degree in the Natural Sciences Tripos.
Trinity College.
Powell"s first post was as an assistant master at Gresham"s School. He next taught at King’s School, Grantham, and at Sedbergh School. His first appointment as a headmaster came at Skipton Grammar School, from where he was appointed head at Bedford Modern School in 1917, before serving as head master at Epsom College from 1922 to 1939.
In 1939 Powell became Rector of Graffham with Lavington, where he remained until 1947, and served also as Rural Dean of Petworth from 1945 to 1947.
In 1947 he was appointed Prebendary of Highleigh and acted as Custos of Street Mary's Hospital, Chichester, from 1954 to 1962.
He was a member of the Public Schools Club.