Background
He was born in Kristiania as the son of Nils Lorentz Vogt and his wife Karen Johanne Holmboe.
He was born in Kristiania as the son of Nils Lorentz Vogt and his wife Karen Johanne Holmboe.
He finished his secondary education in Kristianssand in 1869 and graduated as candidate.jur.
He was named for professor of theology Svend Borchmann Hersleb. in 1873. He worked as a law clerk for the district stipendiary magistrate of Nordmøre from 1874, and was hired as a lawyer in 1876. In 1882 he started his own law firm, and gained access to Supreme Court cases.
He was a presiding judge in Borgarting from 1902, having held the position on a non-permanent basis since 1895.
Parallel to this he had worked in the Office of the Auditor General of Norway. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the terms 1892–1894 and 1904–1906, representing the constituency of Kristiania, Hønefoss og Kongsvinger.
From 1904 to 1905 he met as a regular representative, covering for Francis Hagerup who was Prime Minister. Svend Borchman Hersleb Vogt had several children.
He was a member of Kristiania city council for an unknown period. Vogt was also a member of public committees, including a "Commission on treatment of dangerous lunatics".