August H. Vogel

August Hugo Vogel (December 16, 1862 – February 18, 1930) was an American businessman. He was vice-president and the general manager of Pfister & Vogel leather tannery of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He donated the land that is now Vogel State Park in Blairsville, Georgia.

Early life Vogel was born on December 16, 1862, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His parents were Auguste and Frederic Vogel Sr., co-founder of the Pfister & Vogel Leather Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His parents imigrated to the United States from Germany in 1846.

Career After college, Vogel returned to Milwaukee and worked for the Merchants Exchange Bank. Prior to World War I, it was the largest tannery in the world. The bark was shipped to Wisconsin and used by the company for tanning leather.

Vogel was president of the Milwaukee University School and vice president of Milwaukee-Downer College. He was chairman of the Milwaukee Community Fund for eight years and served on the board of trustees of the National Association of Community Chests. He also belonged to Chenequa Country Club, the Harvard Club of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Club, Pine Lake Yacht Club, and the Wisconsin Club. Because synthetic method to tan leather was developed during World War I, Vogle brothers no longer needed their forestry resources in Georgia.