What was Fred Thompson’s Net Worth?

Fred Thompson, a former US Senator from Tennessee, actor, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, and radio host, had a net worth of $8 million at the time of his death. He chaired the US Department of State’s International Security Advisory Board and ran for the Republican nomination in the 2008 presidential election.

Thompson’s film credits include “The Hunt for Red October,” “Days of Thunder,” “No Way Out,” “Die Hard 2,” and “Cape Fear,” and he appeared on television series such as “Matlock” and “Law & Order.”

Thompson died on November 1, 2015, at the age of 73 due to a recurrence of lymphoma.

Fred Dalton Thompson’s Education

Fred Dalton Thompson was born in Sheffield, Alabama in 1942 and grew up in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He graduated from Lawrence County High School in 1960 and went on to attend Florence State College before transferring to Memphis State University where he earned a double degree in political science and philosophy in 1964. Thompson then attended Vanderbilt University Law School where he obtained his JD in 1967, becoming a practicing attorney shortly thereafter.

Fred Thompson’s Legal Career

After earning his JD, Thompson was admitted to the Tennessee state bar. He worked as an assistant US attorney from 1969 to 1972 and managed Republican Senator Howard Baker’s reelection campaign in 1972. In 1973, Thompson was appointed minority counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee, where he led former White House aide Alexander Butterfield to admit to knowing about listening devices installed in the Oval Office during televised committee hearings.

In the 1980s, Thompson worked as an attorney, handling personal injury claims and defending white collar criminals from his law offices in Nashville and Washington, DC. He also served as a special counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee and was a member of the Appellate Court Nominating Commission for the State of Tennessee.

Senate Career

Fred Thompson was elected as a US Senator in 1994 to finish Al Gore’s term and was reelected in 1996. He became the chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs in 1997 and also served on the Finance Committee, Intelligence Committee, and National Security Working Group. Thompson advocated for campaign finance reform and government accountability and voted in favor of convicting Bill Clinton of obstruction of justice during the president’s impeachment trial.

Fred Thompson’s Political Activities and Lobbying Efforts

Fred Thompson was actively involved in politics and lobbying throughout his career, earning about $1 million from his efforts. He served as the head of the nonprofit Federal City Council from 2002 to 2005 and chaired the US Department of State’s International Security Advisory Board until 2007.

Thompson also engaged in extensive lobbying activities, and was quite successful in this field. He ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, but was ultimately unsuccessful.

Fred Thompson’s Acting Career

Fred Thompson began his acting career in 1985 with a role as himself in the biographical film “Marie.” He went on to play authority figures in numerous films, including an FBI agent in “Feds,” a major general in “Fat Man and Little Boy,” and a rear admiral in “The Hunt for Red October.” Thompson also appeared on many television series, including a recurring role as D.A. Arthur Branch on “Law & Order” and guest roles on “Roseanne” and “Sex and the City.” He also acted in a number of television films, such as “Barbarians at the Gate” and “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.”

Fred Thompson’s Radio Career

From 2006 to 2007, Thompson served as a senior analyst on ABC News Radio. He then hosted his own talk radio program, “The Fred Thompson Show,” on Westwood One. The show ended in early 2011.

Marriages and Family

Fred Thompson married Sarah Lindsey at the age of 17 in 1959 and they had three children together – Tony, Daniel, and Elizabeth. The couple divorced in 1985. In 2002, Thompson married political commentator and consultant Jeri Kehn. They had two children – Hayden and Samuel.

Thompson was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2004 and was successfully treated. However, he passed away in November 2015 from a recurrence of the disease.

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