Background
The son of David King Udall and Ida Frances (Hunt) Udall, he was born and raised in Arizona.
The son of David King Udall and Ida Frances (Hunt) Udall, he was born and raised in Arizona.
He was a cattleman and farmer. 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.
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 United States. House of Representatives from the Arizona 1st District.
He died in Mesa, Arizona in 1959.
He was a member of the Udall political family.
