Former 2-term Republican Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist dies at 87
Former Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist, center, sits with his wife, Martha, left, and Andrea Conte, right, wife of former Gov. Phil Bredesen, before the inauguration of Gov.-elect Bill Lee in War Memorial Auditorium Jan. 19, 2019, in Nashville. Sundquist died at 87 on Sunday, Aug. 27. (Mark Humphrey/AP Photo file)
The Memphis Republican’s bid for a state income tax in his second term as governor estranged him from the GOP statewide, but Sundquist made his peace with a more conservative state party late in life.
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