Louis Leon Ludlow

Louis Leon Ludlow (June 24, 1873 – November 28, 1950) was a Democratic Indiana congressman. He proposed the Ludlow Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct attack. The amendment was rejected by Congress by a narrow margin and after an appeal from President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Early and personal life Ludlow was born on a farm near Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, on June 24, 1873, as one of eight children of Henry Louis and Isabelle (Smiley) Ludlow. He was married on September 17, 1896, to Katherine Huber of Irvington, Indiana, the society editor on the Sentinel in Washington.

Career He moved to Indianapolis in 1892, where he became a reporter

After his political career, Ludlow returned to working as a newspaper correspondent.

Death Ludlow died in Washington, D.C. on November 28, 1950. He was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.