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William Alton Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician. The younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, he promoted Billy Beer and Peanut Lolita; and he was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia.
May 7, 2024 · Billy Carter (born March 29, 1937, Plains, Georgia, U.S.—died September 25, 1988, Plains) was a farmer and businessman who rose to national prominence when his older brother, Jimmy, was elected president of the United States in 1976.
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Sep 26, 1988 · Billy Carter, the irrepressible gas station proprietor and farmer who vaulted to national celebrity in his brother Jimmy's successful campaign for President in 1976, died of cancer of the...
Feb 19, 2023 · According to his obituary in the Washington Post, Billy Carter “died of cancer yesterday at his home in Plains,” Georgia. “He was diagnosed with inoperable cancer of the pancreas on Sept. 11 ...
Billy Carter. Folk Figure, and Businessman. Known for his outlandish public behavior, he was a younger brother of former Georgia Governor and US President Jimmy Carter. After graduating from high school, he attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia but did not complete a degree.
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Sep 25, 2013 · Learn about the life and legacy of Billy Carter, the brother of President Jimmy Carter, who was a controversial figure in his own right. Find out how he became famous for his beer, his service station, his books and his political scandals.
Sep 26, 1988 · Billy Carter--the Georgia businessman and "good ol' boy" who became a national folk hero as President Jimmy Carter's irreverent, wisecracking, beer-guzzling brother--died Sunday of...
