Background
Vogel, Richard Hunter was born on June 8, 1930 in Duncan, B.C., Canada. Son of Hunter Bertram August and Isabel Margaret (Gunn) Vogel.
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Richard Hunter Vogel
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Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1957.
Career
Articled student, Campney, Owen, Murphy & Owen, Vancouver, B.C., 1956;
articled student, Stewart, Smith, MacKeen, Covert, Halifax, 1958;
pupilage, Inner Temple, London, 1959-1960;
articled student, Graham, Provenzano & Graham, Cranbrook, B.C., 1961;
partner, Cooper and Vogel, Creston, B.C., 1962-1972;
associate, partner, Lawson, Lundell, Lawson & McIntosh, Vancouver, 1972-1977;
deputy attorney general, Province of B.C., Victoria, 1977-1983;
partner, Swinton & Company, Victoria, 1984-1988;
president, chief Executive officer, Vancouver Foundation, 1989-1990;
president, Western Opportunities Ltd., Vancouver, since 1991. Queen's Counsel, 1982. President Canada Law Information Council, 1986-1987.
President Kootenay Bar Association, B.C., 1965-1966.
Achievements
Membership
Director, honorary counsel Vancouver Playhouse Theatre, Vancouver, 1973-1986. Member Vancouver Police Board, 1975-1977. Member Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Canada, since 1983.
President The Vancouver Institute, 1984-1985. Commander Royal Canada Navy Reserve, retired, 1949-1989. Member International Bar Association, Canada Bar Association (president B.C. branch 1973-1974, member of national county 1975-1977), Law Society B.C., Manitoba Bar Association (honorary), Vancouver Club, Royal Ocean Racing Club, Masons.
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Connections
Married Anne Macrae MacLeod, June 7, 1958. Children: John Duncan MacLeod, Letitia Hunter MacLeod, Aynsley Gunn MacLeod.
