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Fred (Dalton) Thompson was born in Sheffield, [[Alabama]], on August 19, 1942.

Fred Dalton Thompson was born in Sheffield, [[Alabama]], on August 19, 1942.

He attended public school in [[Lawrenceburg]], [[Tennessee]] and graduated from [[Memphis State University]] in 1964.  He received a J.D. degree from [[Vanderbilt University]] in 1967 and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1967.  He was appointed assistant U.S. attorney 1969-1972; minority counsel, then to the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (“[[Watergate Committee]]”) 1973-1974.  He became special counsel to Tennessee Governor [[Lamar Alexander]] in 1980, special counsel, [[Senate Committee on Foreign Relations]] 1980-1981, Special counsel to the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] 1982.  He became a member of the Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission 1985-1987, and was elected as a [[Republican]] to the [[United States Senate]] in the November 8, 1994, special election to fill the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1997, left vacant by the resignation of [[Albert Gore, Jr.]] and was re-elected in 1996 for the term ending January 3, 2003. (from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress).

He attended public school in [[Lawrenceburg]], [[Tennessee]] and graduated from [[Memphis State University]] in 1964.  He received a J.D. degree from [[Vanderbilt University]] in 1967 and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1967.  He was appointed assistant U.S. attorney 1969-1972; minority counsel, then to the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (“[[Watergate Committee]]”) 1973-1974.  He became special counsel to Tennessee Governor [[Lamar Alexander]] in 1980, special counsel, [[Senate Committee on Foreign Relations]] 1980-1981, Special counsel to the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] 1982.  He became a member of the Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission 1985-1987, and was elected as a [[Republican]] to the [[United States Senate]] in the November 8, 1994, special election to fill the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1997, left vacant by the resignation of [[Albert Gore, Jr.]] and was re-elected in 1996 for the term ending January 3, 2003. (from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress).