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James Earl Carter Sr. (September 12, 1894 – July 22, 1953) was an American politician and businessman who represented Sumter County in the Georgia House of Representatives from January 1953 until his death in July 1953. He was the father and namesake of the 39th president of the United States, James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr., and the husband of Bessie Lillian Carter.Early life
James Earl Carter Sr. was born in Arlington, Georgia on September 12, 1894. He was the fourth of five children born to William Archibald Carter and Nina Pratt. In 1904, after his father was murdered by a business partner - which the nine-year old James witnessed - the Carter family moved to Plains, Georgia. The relocation allowed a supportive uncle to provide guidance to James - who was enrolled into the Riverside Military Academy - where he stayed until the completion of 10th grade. Biographer Grant Hayter-Menzies speculated that the sudden death of his father left James with an approach to life that was both conservative and cautious. In a 1980 address to the Democratic National Committee, Jimmy Carter stated that his father had continued a trend set by previous generations of the Carter family by not finishing high school.
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