Louis Ludlow

U.S. Congressperson

1873 – 1950

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Who was Louis Ludlow?

Louis Leon Ludlow 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.

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Born
Jun 24, 1873
Connersville
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Lived in
  • Indianapolis
Died
Nov 28, 1950
Washington, D.C.

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on July 23, 2013

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