Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn, left, Gov. Phil Bredesen and former Gov. Ned McWherter, right, attend the 30th anniversary party for the Tennessee Housing Development Agency at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, June 13, 2003. Dunn has died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at age 97. (Nina Long/The Tennessean via AP, File)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn, who left dentistry to make a successful run for office in 1970 without having previously held public office, has died. He was 97.
