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Charles Joseph Colgan (born September 25, 1926) is an American politician and businessman. ==Background== Orphaned at the age of 5, Colgan was raised by his grandparents on a farm in Garrett County, Maryland.〔(Charles Colgan - Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus )〕 Upon his graduation from high school Colgan enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was called to active duty in February 1945. After graduation from basic training Colgan was stationed in Italy as part of a maintenance flight crew on a C-47. After completing his military service Colgan returned to Maryland where he met and married his wife Agnes. In 1948, Colgan and his wife moved to Washington, D.C. He trained as an airplane mechanic working for Capital Airlines and then obtained his commercial pilots license. After flying as a corporate pilot, Colgan moved to Manassas, Virginia in 1964 and formed Colgan Airways operating as a flight school and fixed base operation. In 1968, Colgan expanded his business to include a regional airline which he sold to Presidential Airways in 1986. After the bankruptcy of Presidential, around 1991, Senator Colgan and his son Mike restarted air service under the new name Colgan Air with one aircraft. Colgan and his family sold the airline in 2007 to Pinnacle Airlines.〔(Colgan Air Sold to Memphis-Based Carrier )〕 At the time of the sale, Colgan Air had grown from a few employees and one aircraft to 1,100 employees, 50 aircraft, and 350 flights daily to 53 cities in the North East and Texas.〔 Charles and his wife Agnes (deceased 2001)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 496 )〕 have eight children, twenty-four grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and counting. Colgan's descendants are well known throughout the community and operate several small businesses. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles J. Colgan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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