Harry B. Luthi

Harry B. Luthi, Sr. (born 1933), is a retired businessman who served briefly as the 32nd mayor of Greenville, South Carolina. His tenure extended from Veterans Day 1982 to June 13, 1983. He was a member of the Greenville City Council from 1975 to 1982. As Mayor Pro Tem, he succeed to the mayoral office upon the death of Jesse L. Helms.^[1]

In 2009, Luthi donated to the unsuccessful campaign of State Senator David L. Thomas to the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th congressional district, which includes Greenville County. Thomas challenged the incumbent Republican Bob Inglis in a primary election. Luthi and Thomas had served together from 1979 to 1983 on the Greenville City Council.^[2] Victory in the 2010 congressional race, however, went to a third still-serving Greenville Republican, Trey Gowdy.

Luthi operated Luthi's Outfitters, a sporting goods company begun in 1946 by his father, Olin S. Luthi (1909-1968).^[3] Located at 23 Butler Avenue in downtown Greenville, Luthi's closed on Christmas Eve 2013, because the building was sold to a financial institution.^[4] However, in the spring of 2014, under the continued management of Luthi's son, George Stanton "Stan" Luthi (born c. 1960), the business returned in another location in Greenville on Laurens Road next to Half-Moon Outfitters.^[5] Known for firearms, hunting equipment, apparel and fly-fishing supplies, Luthi's attracts customers on a regional basis.^[4]

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