Hunter Vogel

Hunter Vogel
MLA for Langley
In office
19661972
Personal details
Born (1903-08-04)August 4, 1903
Vancouver, British Columbia
Died April 25, 1990(1990-04-25) (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.[1] Another son, William (Bill) was a former mayor of Langley.[2] Hunter Vogel died of respiratory failure from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 1990, aged 86.

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