Franz Langoth commenced his political career in 1909 as a German nationalist member of the Upper Austrian "Landtag" (provincial parliament).
During the First Republic, he was the head of the of the "Großdeutsche Volkspartei" (Pan-German People's Party) in Upper Austria, for which racism and anti-Semitism represented a party programme.
Due to the steady decline in support for the party, in 1933 Langoth switched allegiance to the still more radical National Socialist ideology.
(Illustration) The Upper Austrian "Landtag" (provincial parliament) in 1928: left sitting at the table of the chairman, the "Landeshauptmann" (provincial governor) Dr. Josef Schlegel, in front on the right and standing, the deputy governor Franz Langoth (photo: Upper Austrian Provincial Archive).
