In 1839 he was promoted to Joshu daimyo (daimyo who is allowed to live in a castle) by his distinguished service as a gatekeeper at Kanda-bashi Bridge and Tokiwa-bashi Bridge of Edo-jo Castle during the Bunka era (1894 to 1817).
文化(元号)年間（1804年-1817年）に江戸城神田橋御門・常盤橋御門番を務めた功績により、天保10年（1839年）に城主大名に引き上げられた。