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 descendant of Richard Lee II of the Lee family of Virginia.^{[1][failed verification]}

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

One exception was Ettie Lee of Los Angeles who was California Teacher of the Year and U.S. Teacher of the Year in the 60's and who donated $19 million to homes for delinquent boys on her death (Ettie Lee Homes). Her mother was Evaline Dorinda Clark.

Grandchildren:

Morris K. Udall, U.S. Representative from Arizona and 1976 U.S. presidential candidate

Stewart Udall, U.S. Representative from Arizona and U.S. Secretary of the Interior

Rex E. Lee, U.S. Solicitor General

Great-grandchildren:

Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah

Thomas R. Lee, Associate Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court

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

Mark Udall, U.S. Senator from Colorado

Tom Udall, U.S. Senator from New Mexico

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