Stewart Udall
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Stewart Udall
Stewart Lee Udall (born January 31, 1920) was an American politician.
Born in St. Johns, Arizona, he was educated at the University of Arizona, he served in the Air Corps during World War II. He served as U.S. Representative from Arizona from 1955 to 1961 and then as Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1969. He was the brother of Congressman and 1976 presidential candidate Mo Udall; he served as Mo's campain manager during the primary election which Mo lost to Jimmy Carter. Stewart's son Tom Udall, and nephew Mark Udall, are currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Point Udall, the easternmost place in the United States, was named for him.
He is the author of numerous books, including his most well known, The Quiet Crisis, published in 1963.
External link
- Congressional biography (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=U000002)
| Preceded by: Fred Seaton | U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1961–1969 | Succeeded by: Walter Joseph Hickel |