Stewart Udall

Stewart Udall
Udall in the 1960s
37th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office January 21, 1961 – January 20, 1969
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Fred A. Seaton
Succeeded by	Wally Hickel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1955 – January 18, 1961
Preceded by	Harold Patten
Succeeded by	Mo Udall
Personal details
Born	Stewart Lee Udall (1920-01-31)January 31, 1920 St. Johns, Arizona, U.S.
Died	March 20, 2010(2010-03-20) (aged 90) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ermalee Webb ​ ​ (m. 1947; died 2001)​
Children	6, including Tom
Education	Eastern Arizona College University of Arizona (LLB)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Unit	Fifteenth Air Force
Battles/wars	World War II

Stewart Lee Udall (January 31, 1920 – March 20, 2010)^[1][2] was an American politician and later, a federal government official who belonged to the Democratic Party. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.^[3] A staunch liberal, he is best known for enthusiastically promoting environmentalism while in the cabinet, with success primarily under President Johnson.