Paul Benjamin Vogt (16 May 1863 – 1 January 1947) was a

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politician of the

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who served as a member of the Council of State Division in

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1903–1904, Minister of Trade and Minister of Auditing 1904–1905. In 1905, he was Norway's emissary to Stockholm to negotiate Norwegian independence from Sweden. He also served as the Norway's minister in London 1910–1934.

Personal life

He was born in

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as a son of politician

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(1817–1894) and Kaia Ancher Arntzen (1819–1870). He was a brother of editor

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(1859–1927) and a second cousin of Johan Herman Lie Vogt, Nils Collett Vogt and Ragnar Vogt. He completed his

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Oslo Cathedral School Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian language, Norwegian as Oslo Katedralskole (''Oslo Cathedral School'') and more commonly as "Katta",

in 1880 before studying law at university. In April 1888 he married Andrea Severine "Daisy" Heyerdahl (1864–1946), daughter of a physician. They had several children. Stener Vogt became a businessman and

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. Their daughter Alethe Heyerdahl Vogt married businessman Fredrik C. Blom. Their daughter Daisy Vogt was the first wife of Diderich H. Lund. Another daughter Marie Leigh "Leiken" Vogt was the wife of

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, then a cohabitant with

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References

1863 births 1947 deaths Government ministers of Norway People educated at Oslo Cathedral School Politicians from Kristiansand Ministers of Trade and Shipping of Norway {{Norway-politician-1860s-stub