Max L. Powell (April 26, 1869 – March 2, 1941) was a Vermont politician who served as President of the Vermont Senate.
Biography Max Leon Powell, the son of E. Henry Powell was born in Richford, Vermont on April 26, 1869.Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1888, page 349 He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1889 and studied law. Powell also studied at the University of Geneva, and received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Vermont in 1907.Prentiss Cutler Dodge, Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, 1912, pages 292 to 293
Powell began to practice law in Burlington in 1892. In addition, he became involved in several local businesses, including owning and operating the Van Ness House and the Hotel Vermont hotels.History page, The Historic Vermont House web site, accessed May 28, 2012 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.Albert Nelson Marquis, Who's Who in New England, Volume 2, 1915, page 869
A Republican, Powell served as Deputy Auditor of Accounts during his father's term as Vermont Auditor of Accounts.White River Paper Company, Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register, 1891, page 198 He was Assistant Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1892 to 1893.Albert Nelson Marquis, Who's Who in New England, Volume 1, 1909, page 758 From 1894 to 1896 he was Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) to Governor Urban A. Woodbury.Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, 1895, page 14Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1895, page 324
Powell served as Secretary of the Vermont State Senate from 1896 to 1902.Vermont General Assembly, Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, 1900, page 471 In 1902 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for State Auditor.Mason Arnold Green, Nineteen-Two in Vermont: The Fight for Local Option, Ten Years After, 1912, page 91
In 1910 he was elected to the State Senate, and chosen by his peers to serve as Senate President pro tempore. In 1914 he was again elected to the State Senate, and again selected to serve as Senate President.Albert Nelson Marquis, Who's Who in New England, 1915, page 869, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate Since 1870, 2011, page 3
In 1914 and 1926 Powell was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor.Walter Hill Crockett, Vermont: The Green Mountain State, Volume 4, 1921, page 456, 1926 Republican Primary Election Results, 2006, page 1
Max Powell died in Burlington, Vermont on March 2, 1941.Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Max Leon Powell, accessed May 28, 2012Daily Kennebec Journal, Hotel Man Dies in 71st Year, March 3, 1941 He was buried in Burlington's Lakeview Cemetery.
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