Basil Vogt (10 December 1878 – 7 August 1939) was a politician from

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who served in the

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from 1928 to 1930 and again from 1932 until his death in 1939. He was also mayor of Balzers from 1927 to 1936.

Life

Vogt was born on 10 December 1878 in

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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

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. From 1927 to 1936 Vogt was the mayor of Balzers as a member of the Christian-Social People's Party. During this time, he oversaw the rising of the

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dam and the building of a new water supply from 1934 to 1935. He chaired the formation meeting of the Patriotic Union in 1936. From

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to 1930 and again from

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to 1939 he was a member of the

. 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. He, along with Wilhelm Beck, were the only two VP members elected to the Landtag in 1932. However, during this time Beck was frequently absent from the Landtag due to prolonged illness, and Vogt was considered to be the ''defacto'' representative of the party instead. In 1933, he was the only member who voted against the closure of the Liechtenstein delegation in

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. In

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he was elected as a member of the

as a part of the unified list between the party and the

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for the formation of a coalition government. However, he died four months later and was succeeded by Heinrich Andreas Brunhart.

Personal life

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

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