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Basil Vogt
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland
In office
1932 – 7 August 1939
In office
1928–1930
Mayor of Balzers
In office
1927–1936
Preceded byGebhard Brunhart
Succeeded byGeorg Vogt
Personal details
Born10 December 1878
Balzers, Liechtenstein
Died7 August 1939 (aged 60)
Steg, Liechtenstein
Political partyPatriotic Union
Other political
affiliations		Christian-Social People's Party
Spouse
Elisabeth Wolfinger
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(m. 1913)​
Children3, including Franz Vogt

Basil Vogt (10 December 1878 – 7 August 1939) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1930 and again from 1932 to 1939. He was also mayor of Balzers from 1927 to 1936.

Life

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Vogt was born on 10 December 1878 in Balzers as the son of Valentin Vogt and Regina Vogt, as one of eight children. He trained as a carpenter in Wald, Zürich and worked as a carpenter and farmer in Switzerland and later in Alsace.[1]

From 1927 to 1936 Vogt was the mayor of Vaduz as a member of the Christian-Social People's Party.[2] During this time, he oversaw the rising of the Rhine dam and the building of a new water supply from 1934 to 1935. He chaired the formation meeting of the Patriotic Union in 1936.[1] From 1928 to 1930 and again from 1932 to 1939 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein.[3] He, along the other VP members of the Landtag, resigned in 1930 over disputes regarding the length of the Landtag's term following the 1928 election.[1][3]

He, along with Wilhelm Beck, were the only two VP members elected to the Landtag in 1932.[1][4] However, during this time Beck was frequently absent from the Landtag due to prolonged ilness, and Vogt was considered to be the defacto representative of the party instead. In 1933, he was the only member that voted against the closure of the Liechtenstein delegation in Bern.[1] In 1939 he was elected as a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a part of the unified list between the party and the Progressive Citizens' Party for the formation of a coalition government.[3][5] However, he died four months later and was succeeded by Heinrich Andreas Brunhart.[1][6]

Personal life

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Vogt married Elisabeth Wolfinger (5 July 1889 – 28 March 1963) on 24 November 1913 and they had three children together.[1] His son Franz Vogt went on to serve in the Landtag from 1950 to 1953, succeeding Heinrich Andreas Brunhart after his own death.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Vogt, Basil". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ Mayr, Ulrike; Vogt, Paul (31 December 2011). "Balzers". Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Vogt 1987.
  4. ^ Leipold-Schneider, Gerda (31 December 2011). "Beck, Wilhelm". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  6. ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Brunhart, Heinrich Andreas". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Vogt, Franz (1918–2001)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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