In 1748 at the age of 25, he succeeded the position of head of the family estate from Masatomi and performed his duty as the lord for 28 years until he died in 1769.
寛延元年（1748年）25歳で正福から家督を譲られ、明和6年（1769年）に死去するまで28年間藩主を務めた。