Eldon Dean RUDD, Congress, AZ (1920-2002)

1920-2002

RUDD, Eldon Dean, a Representative from Arizona; born in Camp Verde, Yavapai County, Ariz., July 15, 1920; graduated from Clarkdale High School, Clarkdale, Ariz., 1939; B.A., Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz., 1947; J.D., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., 1949; United States Marine Corps, 1942-1946; lawyer, private practice; special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1950-1970; Maricopa County, Ariz., board of supervisors, 1972-1976; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1987); was not a candidate for reelection in 1986; Salt River Project, Phoenix, Ariz., 1988-2002; died on February 8, 2002, in Scottsdale, Ariz.; remains were cremated and the ashes interred in National Memorial Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present