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Object Name

Book

Object ID

2011.009.001

Title

The Key and the Pork Barrel.

Date

1986.

Description

A red hardcover book titled "The Key and the Pork Barrel." The cover has a black outline of Canada with a photograph of a man's face in it. From the map a drawing of a gold key hands. Above the map the cover reads "Hunter Vogel." Below the map is a white drawing of a big wearing a barrel and the title in gold and black font. The spine has the title and authors name. The back cover is titled "The Key and The Pork Barrel - about - politics - patronage - paycheques." Below the title lists the topics covered in the book, followed by comments and quotes. It was published by Consider it Done, Surrey in 1986.

People/Subject

politicians

Term Source: Sears List of Subject Headings (16th. Ed.)

Vogel, Hunter Bertram A.

Hunter Bertram A. Vogel was born on August 4, 1903, in Vancouver. He was employed by the Vancouver Milling Grain Co. (later Buckerfields) after high school. He moved to Duncan as a branch manager in 1929, and then served on the Cowichan District School Board. While in Duncan, he was the president of the Chamber of Commerce, as he later was in Langley. He was a founder, president and principal owner of Cloverdale Paint and Chemicals Ltd. He married Margaret Isabel (b. February 8, 1907, d.April 10, 1965), and they had 3 sons. Vogel was the first Mayor of Langley City in 1955 (for a short term, before Ernie Sendall became the first ELECTED mayor), and served as a deputy magistrate. He was Langley's Social Credit MLA for 9 years (1963-1972). He was the director of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, and spent two years as the National director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Vogel died on April 25, 1990.

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