Who are Jimmy Carter’s children and grandchildren?

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Who are Jimmy Carter’s children and grandchildren?
Author: Taryn Kaur Pedler
Published: Dec, 30 2024 00:23

JIMMY Carter was known as an honest, decent and loving family man who maintained a 77 year marriage as well as making a large family. Following the tragic death of Jimmy here is all we know about his four children and the ever-growing brood of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

 [A portrait of President Jimmy Carter and his extended family, taken in the 70s]
Image Credit: The Sun [A portrait of President Jimmy Carter and his extended family, taken in the 70s]

Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who died at age 96, had four children together. Rosalynn's death was announced in November 2023, following a dementia diagnosis earlier the same year - just over a year before Jimmy also died. Their three sons; Jack, Donnel, and James, were all grown by the time Carter became president in 1977.

 [Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate and State Sen. Jason Carter campaigning with his grandparents in 2014]
Image Credit: The Sun [Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate and State Sen. Jason Carter campaigning with his grandparents in 2014]

However, his youngest child, Amy, spent part of her childhood in the White House. Jack Carter - a businessman and politician - is Carter's eldest son. He was the 2006 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Nevada, before losing to the Republican incumbent.

 [Former President Jimmy Carter and Grand Children attend his surprise 70th, in 1994]
Image Credit: The Sun [Former President Jimmy Carter and Grand Children attend his surprise 70th, in 1994]

Jack has two children, Jason and Sarah from his marriage to his first wife Juliet “Judy” Langford Carter. According to reports from Country Living, Jack later separated from Judy, and married his second wife, Elizabeth Brasfield, in 1992. With Elizabeth, Jack has two stepchildren, film director John Chuldenko and painter Sarah Reynolds.

 [Amy Carter, daughter of former President Carter, and her husband at their wedding]
Image Credit: The Sun [Amy Carter, daughter of former President Carter, and her husband at their wedding]

According to Business Insider, Jeff cofounded Computer Mapping Consultants in 1978. The former computer-mapping company became a consultancy for the World Bank in 1978. Jeff has three sons - Jeremy, Joshua, and James Carter. According to the 2016 book First Dads, Chip, has worked as a political consultant for hundreds of campaigns for Democratic candidates.

Image Credit: The Sun

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