Lee–Hamblin family

The Lee–Hamblin family is a political family rooted in the American West. It is intertwined closely with the Udall family, and most, though not all the notable Lees are also Udall descendants. John D. Lee is also a direct descendent of Richard Lee II of the Lee family of Virginia.

J. David Lee (1851-1922), a son of John D. Lee, had two wives. His famous descendants all come through his second wife Inez Hamblin, who was a daughter of Jacob Hamblin. Together they have the unique distinction of having four great-grandchildren as U.S. senators from four different U.S. states.

Grandchildren:

Morris K. Udall, U.S. Representative for Arizona and 1976 U.S. Presidential candidateStewart Udall, U.S. Representative for Arizona and U.S. Secretary of the InteriorRex E. Lee, U.S. Solicitor General

Great-grandchildren:

Mike Lee, U.S. Senator for UtahThomas R. Lee, Associate Justice, Utah Supreme CourtGordon H. Smith, U.S. Senator for OregonMark Udall, U.S. Senator for ColoradoTom Udall, U.S. Senator for New MexicoMilan Smith, Jr., Federal Judge, U.S. 9th Circuit