The Lee-Hamblin family is a political family rooted in the American West. It is intertwined closely with the Udall family

Udall family

The Udall family is a U.S. political family rooted in the American West. Its role in politics spans over 100 years and four generations. Udall politicians have been elected from four different states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon...

, and most, though not all the notable Lees are also Udall descendants. There are no known links to the political Lee family

Lee family

The Lee family of the United States is a historically significant Virginia and Maryland political family, whose many prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics and the military. Through the past few hundred years it was believed that Colonel Richard Lee of Virginia descended...

 of Virginia.

J. David Lee 1851-1922, a son of John D. Lee

John D. Lee

John Doyle Lee was a prominent early Latter-day Saint who was executed for his role in the Mountain Meadows massacre.-Early Mormon leader:...

, had two wives. His famous descendants all come through his second wife Inez Hamblin, who was a daughter of Jacob Hamblin

Jacob Hamblin

Jacob Vernon Hamblin was a Western pioneer, Mormon missionary, and diplomat to various Native American Tribes of the Southwest and Great Basin. During his life, he helped settle large areas of southern Utah and northern Arizona where he was seen as an honest broker between Mormon settlers and the...

. Together they have the unique distinction of having four great-grandchildren as U.S. Senators from 4 different U.S. States.

Grandchildren:

Morris K. Udall, U.S. Representative for Arizona and 1976 U.S. Presidential candidate

Stewart Udall

Stewart Udall

Stewart Lee Udall was an American politician. 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...

, U.S. Representative for Arizona and U.S. Secretary of the Interior

Rex E. Lee

Rex E. Lee

Rex Edwin Lee from St. Johns, Arizona was a Constitutional lawyer, a law clerk for former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White, and the United States Solicitor General under the Reagan administration. He argued 59 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court...

, U.S. Solicitor General

Great-grandchildren:

Mike Lee, U.S. Senator for Utah

Thomas R. Lee

Thomas R. Lee

Thomas R. Lee is an Associate Justice on the Utah Supreme Court. His nomination unanimously passed a vote by the Utah Supreme Court Judiciary Committee in mid-June 2010. Justice Lee was sworn in July 19, 2010....

, Associate Justice, Utah Supreme Court

Gordon H. Smith, U.S. Senator for Oregon

Mark Udall

Mark Udall

Mark Emery Udall is the senior United States Senator from Colorado and a member of the Democratic Party. From 1999 to 2009, Udall served in the United States House of Representatives, representing . He also served a term in the Colorado House of Representatives.Born in Tucson, Arizona, he is the...

, U.S. Senator for Colorado

Tom Udall

Tom Udall

Thomas Stewart "Tom" Udall is the junior United States Senator from New Mexico and a member of the Democratic Party. He had represented as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999. Udall was elected as the junior United States senator from New Mexico on November 4, 2008,...

, U.S. Senator for New Mexico

Milan Smith, Jr., Federal Judge, U.S. 9th Circuit