Winfield Dunn

Who they were

Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn was an American businessman and politician who served as the 43rd governor of Tennessee from 1971 to 1975. He was the state's first Republican governor in fifty years. Dunn was an unsuccessful candidate for a second term in 1986, losing to Democrat Ned McWherter. He remained active in the Republican Party and the medical field from the end of his term as governor until his death.

Early life

Educated at: University of Mississippi, University of Tennessee, and University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Early life Dunn was born in Meridian, Mississippi , the son of Aubert C. Dunn , an attorney and politician, and Dorothy (Crum) Dunn. Aubert served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives , 1935–1937. In 1944, during World War II , he enlisted in the U.S. Navy , and served as a pharmacists' mate in the Asia-Pacific Theatre for eighteen months. [ 1 ] He subsequently served as a reserve lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force . [ 2 ] Dunn graduated with a B.B.A.

Path and career

Later life and death See also: 1986 Tennessee gubernatorial election Dunn's term ended in 1975; at the time, the Constitution of Tennessee barred governors from serving consecutive terms. He returned to the private sector, working for several years as the vice president of public relations for the Nashville-based Hospital Corporation of America . [ 1 ] In 1986, Dunn once again ran for governor. He easily defeated Hubert Patty and Charles Vick in the Republican primary,

Legacy The Winfield Dunn Center, built during Dunn's tenure as governor, is home to the indoor athletic teams of Austin Peay State University . [ 1 ] Buildings at Tennessee Technological University and the University of Memphis have been named for Dunn. The Dunn Dental Building, housing the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, is also named after Governor Dunn. The golf course at Pickwick Landing State Park in Counce,

Why this date

Winfield Dunn appears on our September 28 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.