After being unsuccessful for reelection in 1858, he returned to the House of Delegates in 1863 and 1864. Powell died in Amherst, Virginia, on June 10, 1874, and was interred in the family cemetery on his brother-in-law's estate called "Kenmore" near Amherst.
He failed to secure reelection in 1858 but resumed his position in the House of Delegates in 1863 and 1864. Powell died in Amherst, Virginia, on June 10, 1874, and was interred on his brother-in-law's estate called "Kenmore" near Amherst.