Hunter Vogel
| Hunter Vogel | |
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| MLA for Langley | |
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In office 1966–1972 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 4, 1903 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Died | April 25, 1990 (aged 86) Langley, British Columbia |
| Political party | British Columbia Social Credit Party |
Hunter Bertram August Vogel (August 4, 1903 – April 25, 1990) was a Canadian politician. He served in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly from 1966 to 1972, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Langley. He was born in 1903 to Hans Broder Anton Vogel, a Danish immigrant, and Anne Georgia Hunter, originally from Canada. He completed a business course from the University of Toronto via correspondence. In 1929, he married Margaret Isabel Gunn. In 1946, Vogel purchased a paint company, Cloverdale Paint. When he was elected to the legislature, he turned over the leadership of it to his son, Wink. Sons Richard (Dick) Vogel and Wink were also the owners of Mushroom Records.
By 2005 Cloverdale Paint had 65 franchises across Canada. Another son, William (Bill) was a former mayor of Langley. Hunter Vogel died of respiratory failure from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 1990, aged 86.
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