 From 15 August 1921 to 9 November 1923 and from 1 June 1924 to 31 May 1925 he was a "Landrat" in Hersfeld-Rotenburg, with an appointment as "Landrat" in Uecker-Randow in the period between.On 1 June 1925 he was appointed vice head of the regional government ("Regierungsvizepräsident") in Hanover.He was transferred on 1 April 1927 in the same position in Cologne.