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THEODORE J. VOGT
Originally published in 1900 |
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THEODORE J. VOGT is a successful butcher and a recognized leader of
the Democratic party, with which he has been actively identified since boyhood.
His parents, Theodore and Elizabeth (Nieland) Vogt, were natives
of Germany and sturdy representatives of the Fatherland. Coming to this
country about the middle of the present century, they were married soon
after their arrival and settled in the Town of Union, N. J., where they lived
ever afterward. Theodore Vogt was a master
carpenter and contractor, the first boss builder
on Union Hill, and a
man of great energy,
ability, and force of
character. He retired
from business shortly
before his death, which
occurred in the Town of
Union in July, 1886.
His wife died there
in 1899. Both were
members of the Catholic
Church, and are buried
in the Weehawken
cemetery. They had six
children, namely: Elizabeth and Annie, both deceased; Frank, a well
known hotel proprietor
of Kansas City, Mo.;
Theodore J., the subject
of this article; and Rosa
and Lena. Theodore
Vogt, the father of this
family, achieved distinction in public life as
well as eminent success
as a contractor and
builder. He was a
prominent Democrat, active and influential in
the councils of his party, a valued member or the Board of Education of the
Town of Union, a leading member of the Town Council, and a founder and
life-long member of the Liedertafel Society of Union Hill. In brief, he was
one of the foremost men of his time, taking an active part in all local affairs,
and earnestly supporting every movement which promised benefit to the
town and county. Though born and reared in Germany, he and his wife
were both imbued with the American spirit of patriotism and thoroughly
exemplied that spirit in their deeds and actions.
Theodore J. Vogt was born in 1859, in the Town of Union, N. J., where he has always resided. There he received his educational training. While a boy he learned the butcher's trade, which he has continuously and successfully followed, building up an extensive business and reputation. His success and prominence in this line are noteworthy. Mr. Vogt has taken an active part in politics from the time he was a youth, and almost from the day he cast his first vote to the present he has been an acknowledged leader of the Democratic party. His influence in party councils steadily gained in force and extent until now it is felt, not only in his own town and vicinity, but throughout the county. He is a member of the Board of Education of the Town of Union and of the Foresters of America. As a citizen he is esteemed and respected. He possesses great energy and force of character, and, like his father, is public spirited, enterprising, and patriotic, thoroughly alive to the needs of his native town, prompt to encourage those objects having its welfare at heart, and worthy of the confidence reposed in him by his fellowmen. In 1883 Mr. Vogt married Rosa Valerius, of Elmira, N. Y., by whom he has three children: Edward, Joseph, and Frank.
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