 He was an uncle of Volrath Vogt, Nils Vogt and Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt.He was the father of Colonel Carl Jacob Vogt and physician Olaus Fredrik Sand Vogt, and a grandfather of professor of medicine Jørgen Herman Vogt, metallurgist Johan Herman Lie Vogt and professor of medicine Ragnar Vogt.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1836, representing the constituency of Moss.