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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) |
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| Born | June 24, 1873 Connersville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1950 (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 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.