Background
He was born in 1903 to Hans Broder Anton Vogel, a Danish immigrant, and Anne Georgia Hunter, originally from Canada.
He was born in 1903 to Hans Broder Anton Vogel, a Danish immigrant, and Anne Georgia Hunter, originally from Canada.
He served in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly from 1966 to 1972, as a Social Cr member for the constituency of Langley. He completed a business course from the University of Toronto via correspondence. In 1946, Vogel purchased a paint company, Cloverdale Paint.
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.