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William Alton "Billy" Carter ( March 29 , 1937 – September 25 , 1988 ), the younger brother of United States President Jimmy Carter , was born in Plains, Georgia . Carter served four years in the United States Marine Corps then returned to Plains to work for his older brother in the family business of growing Peanut s. On December 6 , 1976 he lost the mayoral election in Plains. In 1977 , Carter endorsed Billy Beer , capitalizing his colorful image as a beer drinking, southern boy that had developed in the Press while his brother ran for President. Billy Carter's name was occasionally used as a gag answer for a Washington, D.C. trouble-maker on 70s episodes of The Match Game . In late 1978 and early 1979 Carter visited Libya with a contingent from Georgia three times. He eventually registered as a foreign agent of the Libyan government and received a $220,000 loan. This led to a Senate hearing over alleged influence peddling which some in the press dubbed " Billygate ". A Senate sub-committee was called ''To Investigate Activities of Individuals Representing Interests of Foreign Governments (Billy Carter-Libya Investigation)''. After the failure of Billy Beer, Carter sold his house to settle back taxes with the IRS . On September 25 , 1988 Carter died in Plains, Georgia of Pancreatic Cancer . His mother and both of his sisters also died from pancreatic cancer. In 1999 , Carter's son William "Buddy" Carter published a biography on his father titled ''Billy Carter: A Journey Through the Shadows'' (ISBN 1563525534). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |