Harry S. Dent, Sr.
| Harry Shuler Dent Sr. | |
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Historical photo of Harry S. Dent Sr.
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| Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party | |
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In office 1965–1968 |
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| Preceded by | Drake Edens |
| Succeeded by | Raymond A. Harris |
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Harry Shuler Dent Sr. February 21, 1930 St. Matthews Calhoun County South Carolina, USA |
| Died | October 2, 2007 (aged 77) Columbia, South Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Political strategist |
Harry Shuler Dent Sr. (February 21, 1930 – October 2, 2007), was an American political strategist considered one of the architects of the Republican Southern Strategy. He was the father of the financial prognosticator, Harry S. Dent, Jr.
Dent was born and reared in St. Matthews in Calhoun County in central South Carolina. He graduated cum laude in 1951 from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. He was a lieutenant in the United States Army infantry during the Korean War and was a Washington correspondent for several South Carolina newspapers and radio stations before joining Thurmond’s staff. He attended law school at night and received Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degrees from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
A Southern Baptist deacon, Dent neither drank nor smoked. In 1981, he left his law practice to study the Bible. He and his wife started a lay ministry that helped to erect churches and orphanages in Romania after the fall in 1989 of Nicolae Ceausescu. He was also active in religious organizations within the United States. (Stout, 2007)
From 1965 to 1968, Dent was the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, succeeding Drake Edens and preceding Raymond A. Harris.
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