Winfield Dunn

Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn (July 1, 1927 – September 28, 2024) was an American politician, dentist, and medical industry official. He was Governor of Tennessee from 1971 to 1975. He was the state's first Republican governor in fifty years, and was the sixth one since the Civil War.

Dunn ran for a second term in 1986. He lost to Ned McWherter. He remained active in the Republican Party and the medical field after his term as governor.Michael Rogers, "Winfield Dunn," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009.  Retrieved: 30 December 2012.

Dunn was born in Meridian, Mississippi.

Dunn died on September 28, 2024 from natural causes at his home in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 97.

References

Other websites

Governor Winfield Dunn – entry at the National Governors Association
Governor Winfield Dunn Papers (finding aid)  – Tennessee State Library and Archives
Portrait painting of Governor Dunn  – Tennessee Portrait Project
Portrait photograph of Governor Dunn – Tennessee State Library and Archives

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