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Fred Thompson
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American politician and actor (1942–2015)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Harlan Mathews
- Succeeded by
- Lamar Alexander
- Born
- Frederick Fletcher Dalton Thompson , ( 1942-08-19 ) August 19, 1942, Sheffield, Alabama , U.S.
- Died
- November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01) (aged 73), Nashville, Tennessee , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Sarah Knestrick ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1985 ) Jeri Kehn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
- Education
- University of Memphis ( BA ), Vanderbilt University ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dalton
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sheffield
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- lobbyist
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Fred Thompson.jpg
- Height
- 78
- Number of children
- 5
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- date of birth
- 1942-08-19
- date of death
- 2015-11-01
- Commons gallery
- Fred Thompson
- name in native language
- Fred Thompson
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- writing language
- English language
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- Fred Thompson
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Encyclopedic overview
Frederick Fletcher Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election.
He chaired the International Security Advisory Board at the U.S. Department of State, was a member of the U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Commission, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, as well as a visiting fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, specializing in national security and intelligence.
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