Happy Birthday, Governor Winfield Dunn
Born in Meridian, Mississippi on July 1st, 1927, Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II, then returned to graduate from the University of Mississippi with a B.B.A. in 1950, and from the University of Tennessee Medical Units in Memphis with a D.D.S. in 1955.
Dunn started a successful dental practice in Memphis after his graduation, and soon thereafter became active in city politics. Dunn soon became of Shelby County Republican Party Chairman, and later was a delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention.
The Republican Party made considerable gains in the South in the 1960s, and this was especially true in Memphis. In 1970, Dunn ran for the Republican nomination for governor, an office for which the GOP hadn’t even fielded a nominee in the previous election. Dunn defeated four opponents in the primary, then went on to defeat John Jay Hooker to become the first Republican governor of Tennessee elected in half a century, having never before held public office.
Dunn stands out as one of the finest governors in our state’s history. He was active in education, civil rights and the advancement of industry and commerce in the state. He instituted a statewide kindergarten program for Tennessee children, instituted improvements and higher efficiency in several major branches of state government, and developed successful highway construction plans and health programs. Dunn created the Department of Economic and Community Development, as well as the Department of General Services to increase efficiency and cost savings in state purchasing and property management. He divided the State Department of Personnel and enhanced efficiency there as well.
One of Winfield Dunn’s goals as governor was to strengthen the bonds between the state’s Grand Divisions. With this in mind, he issued an executive order to change all the state line greeting signs from “Welcome to the Three States of Tennessee” to “Welcome to the Great State of Tennessee.” He enlisted talented and capable members of both parties from every corner of the state in his administration.
From 1971 to 1973, Governor Dunn was a member of the National Governors’ Conference Executive Committee and chaired the Education Commission of the States. In recognition of his statesmanship he was elected to serve as chairman of the Republican Governors Association from 1973 to 1974.
Governor Dunn could have easily won reelection, but at that tim the state Constitution prohibited governors from serving consecutive terms. Governor Dunn did not return to dentistry, however, but became a highly successful businessman in Nashville, especially in banking. He chaired the Tennessee State Board of Regents as well as the Tennessee Board of Trustees. In 1988, he served as chairman of George Bush’s Tennessee Steering Committee.
Governor Dunn has devoted countless hours of service to a laundry list of worthy causes such as the Nashville Conference of Christians and Jews, the Nashville Heart Association, the American Cancer Society and the United Way. He has been chosen three times as Tennessee’s Man of the Year.
Now semi-retired, Governor Dunn continues to be a greatly respected and beloved elder statesman of the Tennessee Republican Party.
I had the extreme good fortune to meet Governor Winfield Dunn back in 1996 when one of his business interests shared an office building with my own company. He was open and personable, and always had time to speak to everyone. In the few times I’ve seen him since then he has always been warm and gracious, and I’ve always considered myself blessed for having spoken with him.
Governor Winfield Dunn was and is a giant of a man in every way, and there is no better example for anyone in Tennessee public service to follow. On the occasion of his 78th birthday, I want to remember and thank him for all that he has done and continues to do for his Great State of Tennessee.
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