Kraus, Milton, 1866-1942

Dates:
Birth 1866-06-16
Death 1942-11-18
Gender:
Male
Americans
English

Biographical notes:

Milton Kraus (June 26, 1866 – November 18, 1942) was an American lawyer, manufacturer, and politician. He notably served as the U.S. Representative from Indiana's 11th congressional district between 1917 and 1923.

Born in Kokomo, Indiana to German-Jewish parents, Kraus attended the common and high schools before graduating from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1886. Admitted to the bar in 1887, he commenced practice in Peru, Indiana. He 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 and resumed manufacturing activities thereafter. He died in Wabash, Indiana on November 18, 1942. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, Indiana.

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Occupations:

  • Lawyers
  • Manufacturer
  • Representatives, U.S. Congress

Places:

  • IN, US
  • Kokomo, IN, US
  • Wabash, IN, US
  • Ann Arbor, MI, US