Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: John Enoch Powell , MBE ( 16 June 1912 -- 8 February 1998 ) was a British politician , who served as a Conservative Party MP from 1950-1974 .
Simplified: John Enoch Powell , MBE ( June 16 , 1912 -- February 8 , 1998 ) was a British politician in the Conservative Party .