Oh, I definitely count 4e. But when 4e did something it almost always did it with thought and intent. And sword and board was very much a strength based thing in 4e
Off the top of my head there were five defenders pre-Essentials; Fighter, Warden, Paladin, Battlemind, and Swordmage. The first two were strength based and commonly seen with shields. The third was half strength based (and again normally seen with shields), and the fourth was con based (and again shielded). The fifth, the Swordmage did not use shields. Post-Essentials was the Knight (str based, shielded), the Cavalier (Str based, Shielded) and the Berserker (semi-defender, Str based).
The other classes I recall using shields a lot were leaders (Warlord, Str Cleric, Runepriest, Ardent, some bards, Warpriests from Essentials). The first three were Str based.
By contrast the Dex characters were almost all strikers and almost never used shields. Notably the Rogue, the Archery Ranger, the Monk, the Assassin, the Executioner, the Thief, the Scout, and the Hunter.
Sword and Board was a strength of strength in 4e and not something dexterity builds were known for. When I said every edition I meant every edition.