 He was also a member of Stange school board from 1917 to 1919, and Hedmark county school board from 1924 to 1936 (chair since 1930).He chaired the party chapters of Søndre Hedemarken from 1912 to 1920 and Vang from 1926 to 1928.From 1920 to 1923 he was a deputy board member of the Norwegian State Railways.