Fred Thompson

Fred (Dalton) Thompson was born in Sheffield, Ala., on August 19, 1942. He attended public school in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. and graduated from Memphis State University in 1964. He received 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 memberof 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 was also an actor with more than 30 roles according to the International Movie Database. Including "The Hunt for Red October" and "Die Hard 2".