Milton Kraus

Milton Kraus (June 26, 1866 – November 18, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Kraus, circa 1917

Born in Kokomo, Indiana to German-Jewish parents,[1][2] Kraus attended the common and high schools. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1886. He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice in Peru, Indiana. Organized a company of volunteers for the Spanish–American War.

Kraus was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth, and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress. He resumed manufacturing activities. He died in Wabash, Indiana, November 18, 1942. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, Indiana.

See also

References
  • United States Congress. "Milton Kraus (id: K000323)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  1. Stone, Kurt F. (29 December 2010). The Jews of Capitol Hill. ISBN 9780810877382. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch, retrieved March 13, 2018

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
George W. Rauch		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 11th congressional district
1917–1923		 Succeeded by
Samuel E. Cook


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