Bertrand Othmar Vogt known bis his initials B.O. Vogt (German: [bɛrˈtrænd vɔt]; 1857 - September 23, 1936[1]) was a Swiss industrialist, philanthropist and politician who served on the on the Grand Council of Aargau from 1909 to 1917 for the Free Democratic Party.[2][3][4]
Bertrand Vogt | |
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 B.O. Vogt in 1917 | |
| Member of the Grand Council of Aargau | |
| In office April 10, 1909 – January 1, 1917 | |
| Constituency | Kulm District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bertrand Othmar Vogt 1857 Menziken, Switzerland |
| Died | September 24, 1936 (aged 78) Reinach, Aargau, Switzerland |
| Political party | Free Radical Liberals |
| Spouse | Emilie Hediger |
| Occupation | President of Hediger Sons |
Early life and education
editVogt was born 1857 in Menziken, Switzerland, the second of six children, to Melchior Vogt (1811–1893), a cotton manufacturer, and Elisabeth (née Heiz; 1830-1910).[5][6] His siblings were Manfred Linus Vogt (1856-1943), Samuel Eugen Vogt (1862-1943), Gotthilde Alma Vogt (1864-1938), Cäcilie Vogt and Emilie Vogt. Through an illegitimate relationship of his father he had another half-brother, Melchior Vogt Jr. (1838-1912).
His father was a wealthy cotton manufacturer, merchant and military officer. He also served in a variety of public offices on a municipal level. In 1852, he was among the founders and later president of the board of "Bank in Menziken", an original predecessor to Valiant Bank.[7][8] Vogt completed the schools in Menziken and Reinach before completing a commercial apprenticeship in a banking house.
Career
editInitially, Vogt was employed as signing officer with several companies, before taking up residence in Basel, Switzerland working for E. Staehlin-Simon, a tobacco trading company and money change house, near the central station.[9] After the death of his father-in-law he and his wife returned to Reinach, Aargau where he ultimately became a partner in Hediger Sons, back then the largest manufacturer of tobacco in the region, with an investment of 60,000 Swiss Francs. Since 1904, the company was managed as a corporation, which ultimately was presided by Vogt.[10][11] Since 1908 he was also a member of the Aargau Natural Research Society[12] and since 1920 he served on the Board of Directors of Bank in Menziken (an original predecessor of Valiant Bank).[13]
Personal life
editVogt married Emilie Hediger, a daughter of the tobacco manufacturer Johann Rudolf Hediger (1827-1893) who was the proprietor of Hediger Sons (which later merged into Villiger Sons).[14] The couple did not have children. His estate was turned into the Vogt Brothers Fund in 1937 by his younger brother Manfred Linus Vogt (who also died without issue in 1943).[15]
References
edit- ^ Obituary of B.O. Vogt-Hediger https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19360925-03.2.30.1&srpos=3&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------0-----
- ^ Regierungsrat, Aargau (1954). 150 [i.e. Hundertfünfzig] Jahre Kanton Aargau im Lichte der Zahlen, 1803-1953 (in German). Verlag zur Neuen Aargauer Zeitung.
- ^ Vogt-Hediger (neu) = Vogt-Hediger (newly elected) https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19090415-02.2.6&srpos=5&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN-Vogt%252DHediger-------0-----
- ^ re-elected in 1915 (to serve until 1917) https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19150212-01.2.8&srpos=6&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN-Vogt%252DHediger-------0-----
- ^ Family Registry, Menziken-Burg
- ^ Aargauisches Gesetzes-Blatt (in German). Albrecht. 1876.
- ^ M. Vogt (cotton company), commercial registry https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=sha-001%3A1883%3A1%3A%3A631&referrer=search#631
- ^ Christoph Zurfluh; Die Häftlimacher Die Magaziner, 2017 (in German)
- ^ Schweizerisches Finanz-Jahrbuch (in German). 1899.
- ^ May 24, 1899 partner with Fr. 60'000 after the death of Johann Rudolf Hediger (1827-1899), the father of his wife E. Hediger. https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=sha-001%3A1899%3A17%3A%3A885&referrer=search#885
- ^ Incorporation, 1904 - B.O. Vogt serves as chairman of the BoD https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=sha-001%3A1904%3A22%3A%3A1045&referrer=search#1045
- ^ Zuerich, ETH-Bibliothek. "Mitglieder-Verzeichnis". E-Periodica (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ Board of Directors, Bank in Menziken (1920) https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=sha-001%3A1920%3A38%3A%3A1453&referrer=search#1453
- ^ lettrafot (2022-04-25). "Die Anfänge der Tabakindustrie im Aargau". Tabak, Drinks and more (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Max Baumann; Ein Menziker Kaufmann in Afrika Historische Vereinigung Wynental (in German)