Don Sundquist

Don Sundquist
47th Governor of Tennessee
In office
January 21, 1995 – January 18, 2003
LieutenantJohn Wilder
Preceded byNed McWherter
Succeeded byPhil Bredesen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 7th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byRobin Beard (Redistricting)
Succeeded byEd Bryant
Personal details
Born
Donald Kenneth Sundquist

(1936-03-15)March 15, 1936
Moline, Illinois, U.S.
DiedAugust 27, 2023(2023-08-27) (aged 87)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Martha Swanson
(m. 1959)
Children3
EducationAugustana College (BA)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1957–1963
Battles/warsVietnam War

Donald Kenneth Sundquist (March 15, 1936 – August 27, 2023) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 47th governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003. Prior to his governorship, he represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995. He was a member of the Republican Party.[1]

  1. ^ Georgiana Vines, "Sundquist Wants More 'Civil' and 'Bipartisan' Politics," Knoxville News Sentinel, January 3, 2010; retrieved January 9, 2013.