What is Charles J. Colgan?
[[File:SenCC.jpg|thumb|Colgan in 2011]] '''Charles Joseph Colgan''' (September 25, 1926 &ndash; January 3, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] politician and businessman. He served as a member of the [[Senate of Virginia|Virginia Senate]] from the 29th district from January 1976 to January 2016. He also served two terms as [[President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia|President pro tempore]] from 2008 to 2012, and for less than four months in 2014. Colgan was born in [[Frostburg, Maryland|Frostburg]], [[Maryland]]. He served in the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] (USAF) in 1945. He was married twice and had eight children. Colgan died from a [[Cardiovascular disease|vascular illness]] on January 3, 2017 in [[Aldie, Virginia|Aldie]], [[Virginia]]. He was 90.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charles-j-colgan-longest-serving-member-of-the-virginia-senate-dies-at-90/2017/01/03/cb94651a-cf68-11e6-a87f-b917067331bb_story.html|work=[[The Washington Post]]|title=Charles J. Colgan, longest-serving member of the Virginia Senate, dies at 90|date=January 3, 2017|access-date= January 4, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Colgan, Charles J.}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Maryland]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Virginia]] [[Category:Politicians from Virginia]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Military people from Maryland]]