About James Y. Carter
James Y. Carter was an American politician.
James Young Carter was a lawyer and state representative in Illinois. He was a Democrat.
From 1956 to 1972 he served in the Illinois House of Representatives. He served a commissioner of the Public Vehicle Commission of Chicago from 1960 to 1975. In 1978 he was convicted of extortion and sentenced to seven years in prison.
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