Hugh Carter

Hugh Carter
Born	Hugh Alton Carter (1920-08-13)August 13, 1920 Plains, Georgia, U.S.
Died	Americus, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater	Georgia Southwestern State University University of Georgia
Occupation	politician, businessman
Relatives	Jimmy Carter (first cousin) Amy Carter (first cousin, once removed) Jason Carter (first cousin, twice removed) James Earl Carter, Sr. (uncle) Rosalynn Carter (cousin-in-law) Jack Carter (first cousin, once removed) Lillian Gordy Carter (aunt) Gloria Carter Spann (first cousin) Ruth Carter Stapleton (first cousin)

Hugh Alton Carter, Sr. (August 13, 1920 – June 24, 1999) was an American politician and businessman from Georgia.

Born in Plains, Georgia, Carter served in the United States Army during World War II. Carter graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University, when the college was a two year college and then from the University of Georgia. He served in the Georgia State Senate, succeeding his first cousin President Jimmy Carter, from 1967 until 1981. He owned a bait shop and an antique store. In 1978, he wrote a book: "Cousin Beedie and Cousin Hot: My life with the Carter Family from Plains, Georgia," (1978). He died in Americus, Georgia.