Richard Athil Udall (May 11, 1811 – March 31, 1883) was an American politician.
Udall, the only son of Dr Richard and Prudence (Carll) Udall, was born in
Islip
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, Long Island, New York, May 11, 1811.
Udall graduated from
Yale College
Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...
in 1830. He studied law with his brother-in-law, Judge
Selah B. Strong
Selah Brewster Strong (May 1, 1792 – November 29, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician from New York, serving one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845.
Life
He was born on May 1, 1792Dwight, 623 at Brookhaven, Ne ...
, of
Setauket
Setauket is a hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven, New York, Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County, New York (state), New York, United States, on the North Shore (Long Island), Nort ...
, Long Island; but his father's advanced age and dependence upon him prevented his entering on practice. He spent his life in Islip, and on three occasions (in 1842, 1846, and 1866) represented his district in the
New York State Assembly
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. His inclinations and tastes led him, however, to prefer the comforts of his home life to the exertions and contests involved in seeking political or professional advancement. General Udall (as he was universally called) was eminently social and hospitable and enjoyed vigorous health throughout his life; he became blind, however, in 1875, but operations for
cataracts were performed on both eyes in January, 1876, and his sight restored. He had a stroke of paralysis and
apoplexy combined, on March 29, 1883, from the effects of which he died two days later, in his 72nd year, in the village of
Babylon
''Bābili(m)''
* sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠
* arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel''
* syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel''
* grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn''
* he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel''
* peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru''
* elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...
, in Islip.
He left two daughters by his first marriage with Hannah Willets. He was married for a second time, February 5, 1845, to Marie Antoinette, eldest daughter of Timothy P. Carll, of Babylon, who survived him, with one son and one daughter.
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1811 births
1883 deaths
Yale College alumni
Members of the New York State Assembly
People from Islip (town), New York
19th-century American legislators