Nick Udall
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| J. Nicholas Udall | |
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| Mayor of Phoenix, AZ 1950-1952 |
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| Born | July 23, 1913 St. Johns, Arizona |
| Died | June 15, 2005 Chandler, Arizona |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sybil Webb (d. 1998) Joan Romney (2001-) |
John Nicholas Udall usually called Nick Udall (July 23, 1913 - June 15, 2005) was mayor of Phoenix, Arizona from 1948-52. He was a member of the Udall political family and was also a nephew of Spencer W. Kimball.
Udall was born and raised in Arizona. His parents John Hunt Udall and Ruth Kimball were in the same English literature class at the St. Joseph Stake Academy (now Eastern Arizona Junior College), and when learning about playwright Nicholas Udall, they joked that if they ever got married, that they would name their son Nick, which they did. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Udall attended Brigham Young University and the University of Arizona before enrolling in the George Washington University Law School, graduating in 1943. After graduation, he returned home to Arizona, where he began his law practice.
He followed in his father's footsteps, and served as mayor of Phoenix from 1948-52. He served with then-City Councilman Barry Goldwater. From 1952-56 he served as judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court. Nick left the bench to return to private legal practice at Jennings Strouss & Salmon in Phoenix.
Nick and his wife, Sybil Elizabeth Webb, are the parents of seven children. They are buried alongside each other in Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona. Following Sybil's death in 1998, Nick married Joan Romney in 2001.
His autobigraphy, "The Wonder of It All," remains unpublished.
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| Preceded by: Ray Busey |
Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona 1948–1952 |
Succeeded by: Hohen Foster |
