Hunter Bertram August Vogel (August 4, 1903 – April 25, 1990) was a Canadian politician. He served in the

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from 1963 to 1972, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Delta (1963-1966), then Langley (1966-1972). Vogel was born to Hans Broder Anton Vogel, a German (Danish?) immigrant, and Anne Georgia Hunter, originally from Canada. He completed a business course from the

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via correspondence. In 1929, he married Margaret Isabel Gunn. Vogel was the first mayor of the

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, serving from March 15, 1955 to May 29, 1955.Getting to Know the City of Langley
(Summary Report), City of Langley, April 2006. Son William (Bill) (born 1931) was a mayor of Surrey. Sons Richard (Dick) Vogel and Walter (Wink), born 1934) also founded

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in 1974.''The History of Metropolitan Vancouver 1974''
Vancouverhistory.ca. Retrieved 2010-03-23. In 1946, Vogel purchased a paint company, Cloverdale Paint. When he was elected to the legislature, he turned over the leadership of Cloverdale Paint to his son, Walter (Wink). By 2005, Cloverdale Paint had 65 franchises across Canada. Hunter Vogel died of respiratory failure from

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in 1990, aged 86.

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