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Mark Evans Austad (1917-1988) —
also known as Marcus Jacob Austad; "Mark
Evans" —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, April 1,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio
announcer, broadcast
newsman, and host of his own television
news show; U.S. Ambassador to Finland, 1975-77; Norway, 1981-84.
Mormon. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Arizona, October
20, 1988 (age 71 years, 202
days).
Interment at Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Utah.
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Ken Bennett (b. 1959) —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., August
1, 1959.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state senate 1st District, 1999-2006; secretary
of state of Arizona, 2009-15; candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 2014; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 2016.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2018.
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Hamer Harold Budge (1910-2003) —
also known as Hamer Budge —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, November
21, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1949; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1951-61; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1961-64;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1964-71; chair, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1969-71.
Mormon. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 22,
2003 (age 92 years, 243
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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Delwin Morgan Clawson (1914-1992) —
also known as Del M. Clawson —
of Compton, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Downey, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Thatcher, Graham
County, Ariz., January
11, 1914.
Republican. Mayor
of Compton, Calif., 1957-63; U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-79 (23rd District 1963-75,
33rd District 1975-79).
Mormon. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Downey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 5,
1992 (age 78 years, 115
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
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Kenneth Warren Dyal (1910-1978) —
also known as Kenneth W. Dyal; Ken Dyal —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Bisbee, Cochise
County, Ariz., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; postmaster at
San
Bernardino, Calif., 1947-54 (acting, 1947-49); insurance
executive; U.S.
Representative from California 33rd District, 1965-67.
Mormon. Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., May 12,
1978 (age 67 years, 307
days).
Interment at Montecito
Memorial Park, Colton, Calif.
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Jeffry Lane Flake (b. 1962) —
also known as Jeff Flake —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Snowflake, Navajo
County, Ariz., December
31, 1962.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 2001-13 (1st District 2001-03, 6th
District 2003-13); U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 2013-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Renz L. Jennings (1899-1983) —
also known as Lorenzo Jennings —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Taylor, Navajo
County, Ariz., August
5, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1931-32; Maricopa
County Attorney, 1933-34; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1934, 1964; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1942; superior court judge in
Arizona, 1949-60; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1960-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1960,
1968
(alternate).
Mormon. Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Woodmen
of the World.
Suffered a heart
attack in his swimming
pool, and drowned,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
11, 1983 (age 83 years, 190
days).
Interment at Phoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Daniel P. Jones (1856-1935) —
of Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Utah, 1856.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1923-24.
Mormon.
Died in 1935
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Sylvia Laughter —
of Kayenta, Navajo
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1999-2004 (3rd District
1999-2002, 2nd District 2003-04).
Female.
Mormon. Navajo
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Michael Shumway Lee (b. 1971) —
also known as Mike Lee —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 4,
1971.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel to Gov. Jon
Huntsman, 2005-06; law clerk for Justice Samuel
Alito, 2006-07; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 2008;
U.S.
Senator from Utah, 2011-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2022.
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Rex Edwin Lee (1935-1996) —
also known as Rex E. Lee —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron
R. White, 1963-64; U.S. Solicitor General, 1981-85; president,
Brigham Young University, 1989-95.
Mormon. Member, Rotary.
Died March
11, 1996 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Kenneth Mangum (1914-2007) —
of Casa Grande, Pinal
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Payson, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Pima, Graham
County, Ariz., February
16, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Pinal County Democratic Party, 1948-50.
Mormon. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Died April
29, 2007 (age 93 years, 72
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Harvey Mangum and Charlotte (Kempe) Mangum; married, June 10,
1938, to Marzelle Jesperson. |
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Warner Bryce Mattice (b. 1900) —
also known as Warner B. Mattice —
of Pima, Graham
County, Ariz.
Born in Bryce, Graham
County, Ariz., July 3,
1900.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1939-48; member of Arizona
state senate, 1949-54.
Mormon.
Burial location unknown.
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Evan Mecham (1924-2008) —
of Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Duchesne, Duchesne
County, Utah, May 12,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Arizona
state house of representatives, 1952; member of Arizona
state senate, 1960-62; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1962 (Republican), 1992 (Independent); Governor of
Arizona, 1987-88; defeated, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1982.
Mormon. Member, John
Birch Society.
Indicted
in 1988 on six felony counts of perjury
and filing a false
campaign report, specifically of failing
to report a $350,000 loan to his campaign by Barry Wolfson, a
real estate developer; later acquitted of these charges. Impeached
by the Arizona House of Representatives on February 5, 1988, on charges
of obstructing
justice and illegally lending
state money to his business; convicted
and removed from office by the Arizona Senate on April 4, 1988. A
recall
election was scheduled against him, but it was cancelled by the
Arizona Supreme Court.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
22, 2008 (age 83 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew C. Peterson (1870-1955) —
of Graham
County, Ariz.
Born in Utah, 1870.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1919-20.
Mormon.
Died in 1955
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew James Salmon (b. 1958) —
also known as Matt Salmon —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
21, 1958.
Republican. Telecommunications
executive; member of Arizona
state senate 21st District, 1991-95; U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1995-2001, 2013-17 (1st District
1995-2001, 5th District 2013-17); candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 2002.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2017.
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Norman David Shumway (b. 1934) —
also known as Norman D. Shumway —
of Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 28,
1934.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1979-91.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Stanley F. Turley (b. 1921) —
also known as Stan Turley —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Arizona, 1921.
Republican. Banker; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1967-68; member of Arizona
state senate 30th District, 1975-78.
Mormon.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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David King Udall (1851-1938) —
of St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
7, 1851.
Member of Arizona
territorial legislature, 1899.
Mormon.
Indicted
in 1884 on charges of polygamy
and unlawful cohabitation;
not convicted because his second wife Ida could not be found to
testify against him. Convicted
in 1885 of perjury
in connection with a land claim, and sentenced
to three years in prison.
On December 12, 1885, he received a "full and unconditional pardon"
from President Grover
Cleveland, and was released from prison.
Died, as a result of an accidental
fall and myocardial
insufficiency, in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., February
18, 1938 (age 86 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Eliza (King) Udall and David Udall; brother of Mary Ann Udall (who
married William
Thomas Stewart (1853-1935)); married, February
1, 1875, to Eliza Luella Stewart (sister of William
Thomas Stewart (1853-1935)); married, May 25,
1882, to Ida Frances Hunt (granddaughter of Jefferson
Hunt); married, April 9,
1903, to Mary Ann (Linton) Morgan (widow of John
Hamilton Morgan); father of John
Hunt Udall, Levi
Stewart Udall, Jesse
Addison Udall and Don
Taylor Udall; grandfather of John
Nicholas Udall, Stewart
Lee Udall, Morris
King Udall and Lee
Kenyon Udall; great-grandfather of Milan
Dale Smith Jr., Thomas
Stewart Udall, Mark
E. Udall and Gordon
Harold Smith. |
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family of Arizona. |
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article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Don Taylor Udall (1897-1976) —
Born in Eagar, Apache
County, Ariz., July 20,
1897.
Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Mormon.
Died in Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
14, 1976 (age 78 years, 238
days).
Interment at Holbrook
Cemetery, Holbrook, Ariz.
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Jesse Addison Udall (1893-1980) —
also known as Jesse A. Udall —
of Arizona.
Born near Eagar, Apache
County, Ariz., June 24,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Graham
County Attorney; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1931-38; superior court judge in
Arizona, 1939-42, 1953-58; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1960-72.
Mormon.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 11,
1980 (age 86 years, 322
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tempe, Ariz.
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John Nicholas Udall (1913-2005) —
also known as J. Nicholas Udall; Nick
Udall —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., July 23,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1948-52; superior court judge in Arizona,
1953-57.
Mormon. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis.
Died in Chandler, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 15,
2005 (age 91 years, 327
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Levi Stewart Udall (1891-1960) —
of Arizona.
Born in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., January
20, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; Apache
County Attorney, 1923-24, 1927-28; superior court judge in
Arizona, 1931-46; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1947-60; died in office 1960; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1951-53, 1957-59.
Mormon.
Died in Wickenburg, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 30,
1960 (age 69 years, 131
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.; cenotaph at St.
Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.
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Morris King Udall (1922-1998) —
also known as Morris K. Udall; Mo Udall —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., June 15,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; played
professional basketball
with the Denver Nuggets, 1948-49; lawyer;
co-founder and director, Bank of
Tucson; Pima
County Attorney, 1953-54; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1956,
1972;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona 2nd District, 1961-91; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1976.
Mormon. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Lost
an eye in an accident when he was a boy. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1996.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1998 (age 76 years, 180
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Pima County, Ariz.; cenotaph at St.
Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.
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Stewart Lee Udall (1920-2010) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., January
31, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 2nd District, 1955-61; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1961-69.
Mormon.
Died March
20, 2010 (age 90 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Stewart Udall (b. 1948) —
also known as Tom Udall —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 18,
1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1991-98; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1999-2009; defeated,
1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 2009-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2018.
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