James Earl Carter Sr.

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was James Earl Carter Sr. born?September 12, 1894
2. Where was James Earl Carter Sr. born?Plains, Georgia, USA
3. What is the career?Businessman (farming, peanut warehouse) and politician
4. What is the political service?Georgia House of Representatives, representing Sumter County, January 1953 - July 1953
5. Who was James Earl Carter Sr.?He was the father of President Jimmy Carter and a businessman and politician from Plains, Georgia.
6. What kind of business did he run?He worked in farming and later ran a peanut warehouse business.

Entrepreneurial: Relating to starting and running businesses, often involving risk and innovation.
Legislative process: The formal procedures by which laws are proposed, debated, amended, and enacted by a lawmaking body.
Paternal influence: The impact or effect that a father has on the development, character, or decisions of his child.