In the political field, after taking the position of kocho (village officer) for Oiwake-mura, Kuwata County in 1874, he served as a member of Kyoto Prefectural Assembly, the House of Representatives and the House of Peers (Japan) and literally, continued to dominate political and business fields in the Kansai.
また政界においては、1874年に桑田郡追分村戸長をつとめたのを皮切りに、京都府議会議員、衆議院、貴族院(日本)なども勤め、文字通り関西政財界のトップとして君臨し続けた。