Hugh Carter Jr.

Hugh Alton "Sonny" Carter Jr. (September 29, 1942 – July 23, 2023), nicknamed Cousin Cheap was an American aide and businessman.

Life and career Carter was born in Americus, Georgia, the son of Ruth and Hugh Carter, a Georgia state senator. He was the grandson of Alton Carter, the brother of Earl Carter. He attended Georgia Institute of Technology, earning a degree in industrial engineering in 1964. He also attended Wharton School, earning his master's degree in business administration in 1968.

Carter worked at John H. Harland Company during the 1960s/1970s.

In 1977, when his first cousin once removed Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as President of the United States, his cousin asked Carter to work as a special assistant to him, which he accepted. In his role as special assistant, he helped by keeping control of the White House budget at his home in Tampa, Florida, at the age of 80.