Milton Kraus (June 26, 1866 – November 18, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1917 to 1923.

Biography

Born in Kokomo, Indiana to German-Jewish parents, 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. He organized a company of volunteers for the Spanish–American War.

Political career

He was a presidential elector in the 1908 presidential election. 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.

Later career and death

He resumed manufacturing activities. He died in Wabash, Indiana, November 18, 1942. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, Indiana.