[3] He was also active in the insurance business as a principal of Powell & Marks in Burlington.

Powell also served in the Vermont National Guard, attaining the rank of Captain on the headquarters staff of the 1st Vermont Infantry Regiment, the state's main post-Civil War troop organization.

[6] From 1894 to 1896 he was Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) to Governor Urban A.

[7][8] Powell served as Secretary of the Vermont State Senate from 1896 to 1902.

[13][14] Max Powell died in Burlington, Vermont on March 2, 1941.