John Hunt Udall
Politician, Deceased Person
1889 – 1959
Who was John Hunt Udall?
John Hunt Udall was mayor of Phoenix, Arizona from 1936-38. He was a member of the Udall political family.
The son of David King Udall and Ida Frances Udall, he was born and raised in Arizona. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He was a cattleman and farmer.
He married Ruth Kimball, sister of Spencer W. Kimball in 1912. They had a son, Nick. Ruth died in 1915. In 1916, he remarried to Leah Smith, daughter of Jesse Nathaniel Smith. He and Leah had several more children.
In 1922 he was elected as clerk of the Arizona Superior Court, defeating his younger brother Levi Stewart Udall.
From 1936-1938 he served as mayor of Phoenix. He also served in the Arizona State Legislature.
He sought, but was defeated for the Republican nomination for Governor of Arizona. In 1948 he was narrowly defeated as the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from the Arizona 1st District.
He died in Mesa, Arizona in 1959.
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- Born
- Aug 23, 1889
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- Mayor John Hunt Udall
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 3, 1959
Mesa
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on July 23, 2013
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