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Louis Leon Ludlow | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana | |
In office March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Ralph E. Updike |
Succeeded by | Andrew Jacobs |
Constituency | 7th district (1929–1933) 12th district (1933–1943) 11th district (1943–1949) |
Personal details | |
Born | Connersville, Indiana, U.S. | June 24, 1873
Died | November 28, 1950 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Katherine Huber |
Residence(s) | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Profession | Newspaper reporter |
Louis Leon Ludlow (June 24, 1873 – November 28, 1950) was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct attack. Congress rejected the Ludlow Amendment only by a narrow margin and after an appeal from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.