Multiple sources have confirmed that William H. “Bill” Freeman, a titan of Nashville’s business community, former mayoral candidate and a leading fundraiser for the Democratic Party, died Sunday night at the age of 73.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Nashville mogul and former mayoral candidate, Bill Freeman, has died, according to officials.

Billionaire businessman Bill Freeman has died.Freeman's son, who is a state representative from Nashville, confirmed the passing. His cause

Nashville business mogul Bill Freeman has passed away. Freeman was a major Nashville real estate developer and Democratic fundraiser.

According his son Bob Freeman, Freeman died Sunday night. He was 73. Freeman — a longtime supporter of local journalism and a candidate for mayor in 2015 — teamed with friend and business partner Jimmy Webb to purchase the Scene and sister publications Nashville Post and Nfocus in 2018 via FW Publishing. Webb died in 2019.