Thompson was born at Helen Keller Memorial Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama on August 19, 1942, the son of Ruth Inez (née Bradley) and Fletcher Session Thompson (born See more

Thompson earned about $1 million in total from his lobbying efforts. Except for the year 1981, his lobbying never amounted to more than one-third … See more

Marie Ragghianti's case became the subject of a book, Marie which was written by Peter Maas and published in 1983. The film rights were … See more

Election campaigns
In 1994, Thompson was elected to finish the remaining two years of Al Gore's unexpired U.S. … See more

Thompson ran for the Republican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election cycle. He won 11 delegates in the Republican primaries before dropping out … See more

Thompson was admitted to the state bar of Tennessee in 1967. At that time, he shortened his first name from Freddie to Fred. He worked as … See more

Thompson was not a candidate for reelection in 2002. He had previously stated that he was unwilling to make serving in the Senate a long-term career. While he … See more