Fred Thompson
U.S. Congressperson
1942 –
Who is Fred Thompson?
Freddie Dalton "Fred" Thompson is an American politician, actor, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, and radio host. Thompson, a Republican, served in the United States Senate representing Tennessee from 1994 to 2003.
Thompson served as chairman of the International Security Advisory Board at the United States Department of State, was a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a Visiting Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, specializing in national security and intelligence.
As an actor, Thompson has appeared in a large number of movies and television shows. He has frequently portrayed governmental figures. In the final months of his U.S. Senate term in 2002, Thompson joined the cast of the long-running NBC television series Law & Order, playing Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch.
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- Born
- Aug 19, 1942
Sheffield - Also known as
- Freddie Dalton Thompson
- Ored Dalton
- Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson
- Sen. Fred Thompson
- Fred Dalton Thompson
- Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Jeri Kehn Thompson
(2002/06/29 - ) - Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey
(1959/09/12 - 1985)
- Jeri Kehn Thompson
- Children
- Religion
- Churches of Christ
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Vanderbilt University
- University of Memphis
- University of North Alabama
- Vanderbilt University Law School
- Lived in
- Alabama
- McLean
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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