AKA Harvey Leroy Atwater

Born: 27-Feb-1951
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Died: 29-Mar-1991
Cause of death: Cancer - Brain
Remains: Buried, Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbia, SC

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: RNC Chairman, 1988-90

Republican dirty trickster and rhythm guitarist, providing shenanigans to both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush campaigns. During an advertising campaign against Michael Dukakis, he introduced America to Willie Horton. After diagnosis of a brain tumor in 1991, Atwater found Jesus Christ and renounced his old ways, and died one month later. He said in an interview, "A reputation as a fierce and ugly campaigner has dogged me. While I didn't invent negative politics, I am one of its most ardent practitioners."

Father: Harvey Dillard Atwater (d. May-1991, cancer)
Mother: Toddy Page
Brother: Joe Atwater (b. 18-Nov-1953, d. 1956)
Sister: Anne (b. 19-Aug-1957)
Wife: Sally (m. 1978)
Daughter: Sara Lee
Daughter: Ashley Page
Daughter: Sally Theodosia (b. 16-Apr-1990)
Mistress: Brooke Vosburgh (unproven speculation)

    High School: A. C. Flora High School, Columbia, SC
    University: Newberry College, Newberry, SC
    University: MA Mass Communications, University of South Carolina (1977)
    Administrator: Trustee, Howard University

    College Republicans Newberry College
    Republican National Committee Chairman, 1988-90
    Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Newberry College 1970
    Converted to Catholicism baptized, received last rites 27-Mar-1991
    English Ancestry Paternal
    Risk Factors: Smoking, Depression

Is the subject of books:
Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater, Dec-1996, BY: John Joseph Brady

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