Hugh Carter Jr. | |
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Born |
Americus, Georgia, U.S. | September 29, 1942
Died | July 23, 2023
Tampa, Florida, U.S. | (aged 80)
Alma mater |
Georgia Institute of Technology Wharton School |
Occupation(s) | Aide, businessman |
Parent | Hugh Carter (father) |
Relatives | Jimmy Carter (second cousin) |
Hugh Carter Jr. (September 29, 1942 – July 23, 2023), nicknamed Cousin Cheap [1] and Cousin Chief, [2] was an American aide and businessman.
Carter was born in Americus, Georgia, the son of Ruth and Hugh Carter, a Georgia state senator. [1] He was the grandson of Alton Carter, the brother of Earl Carter. [3] [4] [5] He attended Georgia Institute of Technology, earning a degree in industrial engineering in 1964. He also attended Wharton School, earning his master's degree in business administration in 1968. [6]
Carter worked at John H. Harland Company [7] during the 1960s/1970s.
In 1977, when his second cousin Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as President of the United States, his cousin asked Carter to work as a special assistant to him, which he accepted. In his role as special assistant, he helped by keeping control of the White House budget [6] during the Carter administration.
Carter died on July 23, [6] 2023 [8] at his home in Tampa, Florida, [1] at the age of 80.
Hugh Carter Jr. | |
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Born |
Americus, Georgia, U.S. | September 29, 1942
Died | July 23, 2023
Tampa, Florida, U.S. | (aged 80)
Alma mater |
Georgia Institute of Technology Wharton School |
Occupation(s) | Aide, businessman |
Parent | Hugh Carter (father) |
Relatives | Jimmy Carter (second cousin) |
Hugh Carter Jr. (September 29, 1942 – July 23, 2023), nicknamed Cousin Cheap [1] and Cousin Chief, [2] was an American aide and businessman.
Carter was born in Americus, Georgia, the son of Ruth and Hugh Carter, a Georgia state senator. [1] He was the grandson of Alton Carter, the brother of Earl Carter. [3] [4] [5] He attended Georgia Institute of Technology, earning a degree in industrial engineering in 1964. He also attended Wharton School, earning his master's degree in business administration in 1968. [6]
Carter worked at John H. Harland Company [7] during the 1960s/1970s.
In 1977, when his second cousin Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as President of the United States, his cousin asked Carter to work as a special assistant to him, which he accepted. In his role as special assistant, he helped by keeping control of the White House budget [6] during the Carter administration.
Carter died on July 23, [6] 2023 [8] at his home in Tampa, Florida, [1] at the age of 80.