- 2nd President of St. Johns Arizona Stake (1927-45)
- Apache County Attorney
- Apache County Judge
- Arizona Supreme Court Justice
Biography
Levi Stewart Udall was born 20 January 1891 in St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, United States to David King Udall (1851-1938) and Eliza Luella Stewart (1855-1937) and died 30 May 1960 Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of unspecified causes. He married Louisa Lee (1893-1974) 10 June 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Levi S. Udall was a U.S. lawyer who served as Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. He was a member of the Udall political family.
Born and raised in Arizona, he was the son of David King Udall, a politician, and Eliza Stewart Udall, the first telegraph operator in the Arizona Territory. He was named after his grandfather, Levi Stewart. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1914 he married Louisa Lee, a granddaughter of John D. Lee and Jacob Hamblin. They would later have six children.
He passed the Arizona Bar exam in 1922, and was admitted to the bar, without having earned a law degree (a common practice in those days). Later that year he succeeded his father as stake president of the St. Johns Stake, a position he held until 1945.
In 1922, he lost a bid to be elected as clerk to the Arizona Superior Court. He was defeated by his older brother John Hunt Udall.
In 1946 he was elected to the Arizona Supreme Court, and remained a Justice of that court from 1947 until his death. In 1948 Udall wrote the majority opinion of the Arizona State Supreme Court granting Native Americans living on reservations the right to vote.[1] From 1951-1952 and 1957-1958 he served as the Chief Justice of that court.[2]
In 1960 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Arizona. He died on May 30 of that year.
LDS Stake President (1927-45)
In 1927 Levi was appointed by the church to succeed his father to become the 2nd stake president of the St. Johns Arizona Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in that position to 1945. No stake president has it easy, only the nature of the problems change. It was lot to lead the church during the difficult times of the Great Depression and World War II.[1]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Inez Udall (c1916-) | |||
| Elma Udall (c1919-) | |||
| Stewart Lee Udall (1920-2010) | 31 January 1920 St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, United States | 20 March 2010 Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States | Ermalee Webb (1922-2001) |
| Morris King Udall (1922-1998) | 15 June 1922 St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, United States | 12 December 1998 Washington, D.C., United States | Patricia J. Emery (bef1949-) Ella Royston Ward (-1988) |
| Eloise Udall (c1925-) | |||
| David Burr Udall (1929-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| David Stewart Udall (1878-1878) | |||
| Pearl Udall (1880-1950) | |||
| Erma Udall (1882-1966) | |||
| Mary Udall (1884-1885) | |||
| Luella Udall (1886-1952) | |||
| David King Udall (1888-1960) | |||
| Levi Stewart Udall (1891-1960) | 20 January 1891 St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, United States | 30 May 1960 Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States | Louisa Lee (1893-1974) |
| Paul Drawbridge Udall (1894-1896) | |||
| Rebecca May Udall (1897-1898) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Pauline Udall (1885-1968) | |||
| Grover Cleveland Udall (1887-1950) | 28 December 1887 Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona, United States | 2 January 1950 St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, United States | Dora Sherwood (1886-1976) |
| John Hunt Udall (1889-1959) | 23 August 1889 Snowflake, Arizona, United States | 3 March 1959 Mesa, Arizona, United States | Ruth Woolley Kimball (1892-1915) Leah Smith (1891-1976) |
| Jesse Addison Udall (1893-1980) | 24 June 1893 Eagar, Apache County, Arizona, United States | 11 May 1980 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States | Lela Lee (1895-1976) Lillian Cluff (1900-2000) |
| Don Taylor Udall (1897-1976) | |||
| Gilbert Douglas Udall (1895-1963) | |||
Vital Records
St. Johns Gravestone
- Location: St. Johns Cemetery, Arizona
See Also
- Levi Udall
- Udall in Apache County, Arizona
- St. Johns Arizona Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Levi S Udall at Find A Grave
References
- ^ St Johns Arizona Stake Centennial - publ 1987
Footnotes (including sources)
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