Billy Carter Jimmy Carter's younger brother, businessman. Date of Birth: 29.03.1937 Country: USA

Biography of Billy Carter

Billy Carter, whose full name is William Elton "Billy" Carter, was born on March 29, 1937, in Georgia. He is the younger brother of Jimmy Carter, one of the presidents of the United States of America. Billy received an excellent education at Emory University in Atlanta. After serving in the United States Navy for four years, he returned to the family and continued the family business of growing and selling peanuts with his brother.

In 1955, Billy married Sybil Spaiers, also from Georgia, who was a year younger than him. Their marriage was successful, and they had six children together - Kim, Jan, William "Buddy", Marle, Mandy, and Earl. Earl was only twelve years old when his father, Billy Carter, died.

Throughout his life, Billy Carter led an active life and aspired to positions of power. In 1976, for example, he ran for mayor but lost the election. Perhaps his sometimes inappropriate behavior was the reason for his failure. On one occasion, he even urinated on the runway of an airport in front of the press and high-ranking officials. Many people did not accept Billy.

In late 1978 and early 1979, Billy Carter traveled to Libya and worked there as a foreign agent. Soon, his beer business collapsed, and he had to sell his house to pay the taxes. The situation was not ideal, and Billy did everything possible to turn his life around.

Billy Carter passed away in September 1988. Shortly before his death, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which was incurable. Unfortunately, both of Billy's parents and his sister also died from the same disease. In 1999, one of Billy Carter's sons, William "Buddy" Carter, published a biography of his father titled "Billy Carter: A Journey Through the Shadows."

Currently, Billy Carter's children have already established their own paths in life and are happily engaged in their respective careers.